cask
noun
a container made and shaped like a barrel, especially one larger and stronger, for holding liquids.
casks
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pluralof cask.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Spent nuclear fuel is stored in lead and stainless steel casks and bolted into concrete at a specially built pad at Diablo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
They would need to be put into transportation casks to protect against accidents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
If you let him, Alasdair Day, the co-founder and master distiller, will speak at length about oak species and cask types—I particularly enjoyed a limited release aged in Sicilian Marsala wine casks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
Earlier, SWA director Graeme Littlejohn said the tariffs also harmed the US bourbon industry, which exports casks to Scotland for whisky maturation.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025
The ring beyond was filled with steaming water: a bubbling cauldron, in which there heaved and floated a wreckage of beams and spars, chests and casks and broken gear.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
