Look up: Nacelle

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   nacelle
   [n] - a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine
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   nacelle
   A housing, usually for mounting instruments
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   Nacelle
   A body accommodating crew, load or engines of an aeroplane, glider or airship.
   Found on http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com/glossary
   
   
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   nacelle
   an enclosed shelter on an aircraft for an engine or sometimes for the crew Category: Transport
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
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   Nacelle
   Na·celle' noun [ French] 1. A small boat. [ Obsolete] 2. The basket suspended from a balloon; hence, the framework forming the body of a dirigible balloon, and containing the machinery, passengers, etc. 3. A boatlike, inclosed body of an aëroplane.
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   nacelle
   noun a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine
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   Nacelle
   The word `nacelle` is derived from the Old French `nacele`, which means a small boat or dinghy, which was in turn derived from the Latin `navicella`. The term is commonly used in aviation, nautical and spacecraft design, to refer to a covered housing, separate from the fuselage that holds engines, fuel, or equipment. In some cases—most notably the WWII-era P-38 Lightning airplane—the cockpit may also be housed in a nacelle. The cover...
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   Nacelle
   • (n.) A boatlike, inclosed body of an aeroplane. • (n.) A small boat. • (n.) The basket suspended from a balloon; hence, the framework forming the body of a dirigible balloon, and containing the machinery, passengers, etc.
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   nacelle
   housing which contains the drive-train and other elements on top of a horizontal axis wind turbine tower
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    Nacelle
    The cover for the gear box, drive train, generator, and other components of a wind turbine.
    Found on http://www.electromn.com/glossary/n.htm
    
    
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    nacelle
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    nacelle
    nacelle (nusel') : see airplane.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09165