Meaning of Nacelle | Babel Free
nəˈsɛlDefinitions
- The compartment that holds passengers on a dirigible, hot-air balloon, or other aerostat; a gondola.
- A separate streamlined enclosure mounted on an aircraft to house, originally, an engine, and now also cargo or crew.
- The cockpit of an aircraft.
- A hollow boat-shaped structure.
- An enclosure housing machinery or a motor.
- The part between the rotor and tower of a wind turbine.
- The submersed providers of buoyancy of a SWATH-hulled boat.
- A streamlined enclosure on the body or dashboard of a motor vehicle.
Equivalents
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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