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nacelle
[ nuh-sel ]
noun
- the enclosed part of an airplane, dirigible, etc., in which the engine is housed or in which cargo or passengers are carried.
- the car of a balloon.
nacelle
/ nəˈsɛl /
noun
- a streamlined enclosure on an aircraft, not part of the fuselage, to accommodate an engine, passengers, crew, etc
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of nacelle1
Example Sentences
It also makes wing components, engine nacelles and pylons for Boeing jets.
The flaw could cause the inlet at the front end of the pod surrounding the engine — known as a nacelle — to overheat and potentially break up.
The nacelles that house the generator for each wind turbine are there, too.
While the turbines will be supplied by General Electric, the cabinlike structures called nacelles, which house the gearing and electronics, will be made in France.
Christopher Lorence, chief engineer at GE Aerospace said doing away with the heavy nacelle pod and the internal thrust reverser saves about a ton of weight on each engine.
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