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cowling

English

Etymology 1

From cow +? -ling.

Noun

cowling (plural cowlings)

  1. A young or little cow; calf.

Synonyms

  • cowlet

Coordinate terms

  • bullet

Translations

Etymology 2

From cowl +? -ing.

Noun

cowling (plural cowlings)

  1. A removable protective covering for the engine of an aircraft, motorcycle etc

Translations

Verb

cowling

  1. present participle of cowl

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nacelle

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French nacelle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n??s?l/

Noun

nacelle (plural nacelles)

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

Translations


French

Etymology

From Old French nacele (small boat), from Late Latin navicella, diminutive of Latin navis (boat). Doublet of navicelle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.s?l/

Noun

nacelle f (plural nacelles)

  1. (literary) skiff
  2. gondola (of hot-air balloon etc.)
  3. pod (of spacecraft)
  4. cradle

Related terms

  • naval
  • navire
  • nef

Further reading

  • “nacelle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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