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nacelle

[ nuh-sel ]

noun

  1. the enclosed part of an airplane, dirigible, etc., in which the engine is housed or in which cargo or passengers are carried.
  2. the car of a balloon.


nacelle

/ əˈɛ /

noun

  1. a streamlined enclosure on an aircraft, not part of the fuselage, to accommodate an engine, passengers, crew, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nacelle1

1475–85; < French: a small boat < Late Latin 屹, for Latin 屹ܱ, equivalent to ( s ) ship ( nave ) + -cula -cule 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nacelle1

C20: from French: small boat, from Late Latin 屹, a diminutive of Latin 屹s ship
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It also makes wing components, engine nacelles and pylons for Boeing jets.

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The flaw could cause the inlet at the front end of the pod surrounding the engine — known as a nacelle — to overheat and potentially break up.

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The nacelles that house the generator for each wind turbine are there, too.

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While the turbines will be supplied by General Electric, the cabinlike structures called nacelles, which house the gearing and electronics, will be made in France.

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Christopher Lorence, chief engineer at GE Aerospace said doing away with the heavy nacelle pod and the internal thrust reverser saves about a ton of weight on each engine.

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