nacelle

English

/nəˈsɛl/

noun
Definitions
  • A separate streamlined enclosure mounted on an aircraft to house an engine, cargo, or crew.
  • The part between the tower and rotor of a wind turbine.
  • The compartment that holds passengers on a hot-air balloon, a dirigible, or an aerostat; a gondola.
  • The submersed providers of buoyancy of a SWATH hulled boat.
  • (obsolete) A small boat.

Etymology

Borrowed from French nacelle.

Origin

French

nacelle

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