C2 noun #68,918 most common

nacelle

UK /nəˈsɛl/ | US /nəˈsɛl/

A separate streamlined enclosure mounted on an aircraft to house an engine, cargo, or crew.

nacelle in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) A separate streamlined enclosure mounted on an aircraft to house an engine, cargo, or crew.
  • (noun) The part between the tower and rotor of a wind turbine.
  • (noun) The compartment that holds passengers on a hot-air balloon, a dirigible, or an aerostat; a gondola.

Meanings

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