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Webster 1913 Edition
Housing
Hous′ing
,Noun.
[From
House
. In some of its senses this word has been confused with the following word.] 1.
The act of putting or receiving under shelter; the state of dwelling in a habitation.
2.
That which shelters or covers; houses, taken collectively.
Fabyan.
3.
(Arch.)
(a)
The space taken out of one solid, to admit the insertion of part of another, as the end of one timber in the side of another.
(b)
A niche for a statue.
4.
(Mach.)
A frame or support for holding something in place, such as a piece of machinery, journal boxes, etc.
5.
(Naut.)
(a)
That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel.
(b)
A covering or protection, as an awning over the deck of a ship when laid up.
(c)
A houseline. See
Houseline
. 1.
A cover or cloth for a horse’s saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.
2.
An appendage to the hames or collar of a harness.
Webster 1828 Edition
Housing
HOUS'ING
,Noun.
Definition 2024
housing
housing
English
Verb
housing
- present participle of house
- We are housing the Wik* servers in Florida.
Noun
housing (countable and uncountable, plural housings)
- (uncountable) The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone.
- (uncountable) Residences, collectively.
- She lives in low-income housing.
- (countable) A mechanical component's container or covering.
- The gears were grinding against their housing.
- A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.
- An appendage to the harness or collar of a harness.
- (architecture) The space taken out of one solid to admit the insertion of part of another, such as the end of one timber in the side of another.
- A niche for a statue.
- (nautical) That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel.
- (nautical) A houseline.
Synonyms
- (houses, collectively): accommodation, lodging
- (mechanical component's container): case, casing, cover, covering, lid
Derived terms
Translations
activity of enclosing or providing residence
residences
container
See also
French
Noun
housing m (plural housings)
- (computing) colocation; A service allowing multiple customers to locate network, server, and storage gear, connect them to a variety of telecommunications and network service providers, with a minimum of cost and complexity.