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Meaning of nacelle

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

nacelle

Pronunciation:/nəˈsɛl/

noun

Definitions

  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.