| 单词 | power-egg |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspower-egg power-egg n. (on an airship, etc.) an egg-shaped housing for an engine. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > attached compartment housing something > housing an engine power-egg1916 nacelle1935 1916 Aeroplane 1 Nov. 802/1 There is quite a long distance separating these gondolas—or ‘power-eggs’, as the Naval Air Service calls them—from the forward car. 1931 Flight 16 Jan. 49/1 The revolution counters and oil-thermometers for the outboard engines are mounted on their respective power-eggs, clearly visible for the pilots. 1961 F. K. Mason Hawker Aircraft since 1920 292 The two Griffon prototypes..were to be..replaced by Griffon 61 ‘power eggs’ at a later date, so becoming the Tempest IV. < as lemmas |
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