Look up: Nacelle


  1. nacelle
    [n] - a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=nacelle

  2. nacelle
    A housing, usually for mounting instruments
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  3. Nacelle
    A body accommodating crew, load or engines of an aeroplane, glider or airship.
    Found op http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com/glossary/

  4. 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 bo...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/1

  5. nacelle
    noun a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nacelle

  6. 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.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/nacelle/

  7. Nacelle
    The nacelle (l {Respell|nə|SELL|`}) is a cover housing (separate from the fuselage) that holds engines, fuel, or equipment on an aircraft. In some cases—for instance in the typical "Farman" type "pusher" aircraft, or the World War II-era P-38 Lightning—an aircraft`s cockpit may also be housed ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nacelle

  8. nacelle
    housing which contains the drive-train and other elements on top of a horizontal axis wind turbine tower
    Found op http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&ievref=415-01-07

  9. Nacelle
    The cover for the gear box, drive train, generator, and other components of a wind turbine.
    Found op http://www.electromn.com/glossary/n.htm



  1. nacelle
    WIND TURBINE PAGES ON THIS SITE • base • blades • braking • constant-speed wind turbine • cut-in speed • cut-out speed • Darrieus turbine • design tip speed ratio • downwind wind turbine • drag • environmental impact • feather • fu...
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/N/AE_nacelle.html

  2. nacelle
    nacelle (nusel') : see airplane.
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0916574.html

  3. nacelle
    The structure at the top of the wind turbine tower just behind (or in some cases, in front of) the wind turbine blades that houses the key components of the wind turbine, including the rotor shaft, gearbox, and generator.
    Found op http://energybible.com/wind_energy/glossary.html

  4. Nacelle
    The body of a propeller-type wind turbine, containing the gearbox, generator, blade hub, and other parts.
    Found op http://www.fact-sheets.com/science-nature/energy/wind_glossary/

  5. Nacelle
    The protective covering over a generator or motor.
    Found op http://www.otherpower.com/glossary.html

  6. Nacelle
    That part of the turbine that houses the gearbox (if any), electrical generator, cooling system etcetera, at the top of the tower.
    Found op http://ramblingsdc.net/Australia/WpGlossary.html

  7. NACELLE
    A streamlined enclosure or housing to protect something such as the crew, engine, or landing gear. French: nacelle, from Latin, navicella, little ship.
    Found op http://www.aerofiles.com/glossary.html

  8. Nacelle
    [wind turbine] A nacelle (pron) is a cover housing that houses all of the generating components in a wind turbine, including the generator, gearbox, drive train, and brake assembly. ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nacelle_(wind_turbine)

  9. nacelle
    1) A streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine 2) Aircraft-engine enclosure 3) Enclosed part of a blimp 4) Enclosure 5) Where a plane's engine is housed
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/nacelle/1

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