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Meaning of Nacelle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
nəˈsɛl

Definitions

  1. The compartment that holds passengers on a dirigible, hot-air balloon, or other aerostat; a gondola.
  2. A separate streamlined enclosure mounted on an aircraft to house, originally, an engine, and now also cargo or crew.
  3. The cockpit of an aircraft.
  4. A hollow boat-shaped structure.
  5. An enclosure housing machinery or a motor.
  6. The part between the rotor and tower of a wind turbine.
  7. The submersed providers of buoyancy of a SWATH-hulled boat.
  8. A streamlined enclosure on the body or dashboard of a motor vehicle.

Equivalents

Català naveta
Čeština gondola
Deutsch Gondel Korb
Español góndola
Français nacelle
Bahasa Indonesia nasel
Italiano gondola
日本語 ナセル
한국어 나셀
Македонски гондола
Nederlands nacelle
Polski gondola
Português nacele nacelle
Română nacelă
Svenska gondol

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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