Look up: nacelle

1. nacelle
   [n] - a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine
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2. nacelle
   A housing, usually for mounting instruments
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3. Nacelle
   A body accommodating crew, load or engines of an aeroplane, glider or airship.
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4. nacelle
   an enclosed shelter on an aircraft for an engine or sometimes for the crew Category: Transport
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5. 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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6. nacelle
   noun a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine
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7. 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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8. nacelle
   housing which contains the drive-train and other elements on top of a horizontal axis wind turbine tower
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9. Nacelle
   The cover for the gear box, drive train, generator, and other components of a wind turbine.
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10. nacelle
    nacelle (nusel') : see airplane.
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11. 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.
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12. Nacelle
    The body of a propeller-type wind turbine, containing the gearbox, generator, blade hub, and other parts.
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13. Nacelle
    The protective covering over a generator or motor.
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14. Nacelle
    That part of the turbine that houses the gearbox (if any), electrical generator, cooling system etcetera, at the top of the tower.
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15. NACELLE
    A streamlined enclosure or housing to protect something such as the crew, engine, or landing gear. French: nacelle, from Latin, navicella, little ship.
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16. Nacelle
    The `nacelle` (pronounced nuh-`sel`) is a cover housing (separate from the fuselage) that holds engines, fuel, or equipment on an aircraft. In some cases—the most notable one being the World War II-era P-38 Lightning airplane—an aircraft`s cockpit may also be housed in a n...
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17. Nacelle
    (wind turbine) A `nacelle` () is a cover housing that houses all of the generating components in a wind turbine, including the generator, gearbox, drive train, and brake assembly.--> References :
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