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nacelle
na·celle N0001700 (nə-sĕl′)n.1. A separate streamlined enclosure on an aircraft or spacecraft for sheltering the crew or cargo or for housing an engine and usually its related components.2. A similar enclosure on a wind turbine that houses the energy-generating components, including the shaft, generator, and gearing, and to which the rotor and blades of the turbine are attached.
[French, dinghy, gondola, from Old French nacele, small boat, from Late Latin nāvicella, diminutive of Latin nāvis, ship; see nāu- in Indo-European roots.]nacelle (nəˈsɛl) n (Aeronautics) a streamlined enclosure on an aircraft, not part of the fuselage, to accommodate an engine, passengers, crew, etc[C20: from French: small boat, from Late Latin nāvicella, a diminutive of Latin nāvis ship]na•celle (nəˈsɛl)
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; < French: a small boat < Late Latin nāvicella, for Latin nāvicula, derivative of nāvi(s) ship (see nave1); compare -elle] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | nacelle - a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engineenclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose |
Translationsnacelle
nacelle (nəsĕl`): see airplaneairplane,
aeroplane,
or aircraft,
heavier-than-air vehicle, mechanically driven and fitted with fixed wings that support it in flight through the dynamic action of the air.
..... Click the link for more information. .nacelle[nə′sel] (aerospace engineering) A separate streamlined enclosure on an airplane for sheltering or housing something, as the crew or an engine. (electricity) An enclosure containing the electric generating equipment in a wind-energy conversion system. nacelle Nacelle.A small structure, separate from the fuselage, on an aircraft for housing aircrew or engine(s). An engine nacelle usually forms a separate fire resistant bay. The term is applied to streamlined bodies enclosing crew and/or engines mounted on or between the planes of an aircraft. It is a protective aerodynamic enclosure, often used to integrate a podded engine into the wing structure.nacelle a streamlined enclosure on an aircraft, not part of the fuselage, to accommodate an engine, passengers, crew, etc. nacelle
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