Casco

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A flat-bottomed, square-ended boat once used in the Philippines as a lighter to ferry goods between ship and shore
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A place in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Cumberland County, Maine. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; A township in Allegan County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; A township in St. Clair County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; A ghost town in Franklin County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
Show 1 more definition
  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; A town and village therein, in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable

Example

More examples

"On this drizzly summer morning, Martin is out on his boat, the Lucky Catch, hauling traps out of Casco Bay off the southern coast of Maine."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish casco. Doublet of cask and casque.

More for "casco"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.