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pod

noun

ˈpäd

Definition of pod

as in sheath

something that encloses another thing especially to protect it a fuel pod

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Recent Examples of pod The long-running Alex & Sigges podcast is, according to Schulman, the biggest pod in Scandinavia. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026 The self-sanitizing pod is equipped with a power-washing system that cleans and disinfects the toilet and the floor for a few minutes after each use. — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Up on a hill overlooking Sarajevo, Karadžić, the proud champion of his nation, huddles inside a little red pod, formerly part of a cable car, trying to make a phone call to his wife while petting a puppy that larks around at his feet. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 What’s Happening Photobiomodulation, better known as red light therapy, has moved out of dermatology clinics and into body-conforming consumer wearables like masks, belts, wraps and pods. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pod

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Noun

Each Axvant hatchet comes with the leather sheath and five replacement fire-starting rods.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026
For birds and turtles, the beak is the mouth itself—the jaw bones, with a keratin sheath over them.

— Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of sheath

Noun

This uses distinct propellant grains that are arranged sequentially inside the motor casing and separated into two or more independent chambers.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
The wells needed wider diameters (wider casing) and slickwater fracking, not gelled fluids, to sustain enough pressure to produce ample gas flows.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of casing

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Opponents worry that the changes would mean less money getting invested in rural housing, precisely when housing affordability issues are hitting those areas the hardest.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Amata positions its facilities as industrial cities that include not just factories, but also living facilities like housing, schools, hospitals and shopping malls.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of housing

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Cigarette officially launched the Top Gun line in ’86, unveiling a 38-footer with its signature razor-sharp hull and a pair of gutsy V-8s that could push the yacht to over 50 knots (roughly 58 mph), depending on the specific engines.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
At present, tanker owners transiting the Strait of Hormuz must pay single trip hull insurance premiums equivalent to 6% to 10% of the vessel’s overall value.

— , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of hull

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In 2009, two Israeli tank shells exploded immediately outside Al-Fakhoora, which was crowded with families fleeing an Israeli ground offensive.

— Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026
French mid-century chairs purchased in Paris in 1995 now live in the kitchen, vintage Anglepoise lamps sit atop bedside tables, and vintage tortoise shells hang from the library walls.

— Tanya Fevzi, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of shell

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The capsules will separate from the vehicle and collect data on how different heat shield materials withstand extreme conditions.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
The capsule recovery was quick, with it being hauled up onto a SpaceX vessel in less than an hour.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of capsule

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More by Peter Hall Joseph Howlett is a senior reporter at Scientific American covering physics, math, astronomy, and more.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Expect elaborate window dressing, parquet floors, chinoiserie, and period wall coverings.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

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