nacelle
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.
Origin of nacelle
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How to use nacelle in a sentence
The point C is the centre of the propeller, or, in the case of a "pusher" aeroplane, the centre of the nacelle.
The Aeroplane Speaks | H. Barbernacelle—That part of an aeroplane containing the engine and pilot and passenger, and to which the tail plane is not fixed.
The Aeroplane Speaks | H. BarberThen his glances fell upon the aviator just on the point of stepping from the nacelle, or cockpit.
Don Hale with the Flying Squadron | W. Crispin SheppardThe Astra-Torres type are also non-rigid, but of trefoil section with a short nacelle.
Jane's All the World's Aircraft | VariousThe blood from his wound spurted all over the nacelle, obscuring the instruments, and in addition his machine caught fire.
Sixty Squadron R.A.F. | Group-Captain A. J. L. Scott
British Dictionary definitions for nacelle
/ (nəˈsɛl) /
a streamlined enclosure on an aircraft, not part of the fuselage, to accommodate an engine, passengers, crew, etc
Origin of nacelle
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