Thesaurus results for CASQUE

casque

noun

as in helmet

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Recent Examples of casque This structure was composed of solid bone, unlike the highly porous, pneumatic casques found on some modern birds. —

Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Mar. 2026 The ornamentation found on the beaks and tops of heads of hornbills are a structure similar to the casque on the cassowary, a bird species found in New Guinea and Australia. —

Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025 The iguanas are known for their distinctive casque (helmet-like crest) and long, thin limbs. —

Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025 These flightless birds are striking in appearance – bright blue skin, a helmet-like casque on their heads, and dagger-like claws on each foot. —

Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025 But then, Keller made his own discovery: Someone else claimed to have found the New Orleans casque. —

Chelsea Brasted, NOLA.com, 9 Apr. 2018 Elsewhere among the amphibious hoppers, mother casque headed frogs, of the Hemiphractus genus, adhere their eggs directly onto the skin. —

Liz Langley, National Geographic, 11 Mar. 2017

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Noun

The rider, who was not wearing a helmet, ran the stop sign and drove into the path of the GMC leading to the crash, police said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
In one study, children ages 7-12 were aware that their parents’ own use of safety items like seat belts, bicycle helmets and sunscreen were significantly less common than the parents’ expectations for the child to use them.

— David C. Schwebel, The Conversation, 24 June 2026