nacelle
21nacelle — noun Etymology: French, literally, small boat, from Late Latin navicella, diminutive of Latin navis ship more at nave Date: 1904 a streamlined enclosure (as for an engine) on an aircraft …
22nacelle — /neuh sel /, n. 1. the enclosed part of an airplane, dirigible, etc., in which the engine is housed or in which cargo or passengers are carried. 2. the car of a balloon. [1475 85; < F: a small boat < LL navicella, for L navicula, equiv. to… …
23nacelle — noun /nəˈsɛl/ a) a separate streamlined enclosure mounted on an aircraft to house an engine, cargo, or crew. b) the part between the tower and rotor of a …
24nacelle — na·celle || næ sel n. basket or car suspended from a hot air balloon; enclosed area housing an airplane s engine; cargo or passenger compartment of an airplane …
25Nacelle — The cover for the gear box, drive train, generator, and other components of a wind turbine …
26nacelle — (nah SELL) [French: small boat] On an aircraft, balloon, or motorcycle, an enclosure that houses the engine, or one in which passengers or cargo are carried. Engines and fuel tanks, carried outside the fuselage of a plane, are enclosed in… …
27nacelle — [nə sɛl] noun 1》 the outer casing of an aircraft engine. 2》 the passenger compartment of an airship. Origin early 20th cent.: from Fr., from late L. navicella, dimin. of L. navis ship …
28nacelle — na·celle …
29nacelle — na•celle [[t]nəˈsɛl[/t]] n. 1) aer. the enclosed part of an airplane, dirigible, etc., in which the engine is housed or in which cargo or passengers are carried 2) aer. the car of a balloon • Etymology: 1475–85; < F: a small boat < LL… …
30nacelle — /næˈsɛl/ (say na sel) noun 1. the enclosed part of an aeroplane, airship, etc., in which the engine is housed or passengers, etc., are carried. 2. the car of a balloon. {French, from Late Latin nāvicella, diminutive of Latin nāvis ship} …
