Synonyms for nacelle
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : nuh-sel |
| Phonetic Transcription : nəˈsɛl |
Définition of nacelle
Origin :- late 15c., "small boat," from Old French nacele "little boat, bark, skiff" (12c., Modern French nacelle), from Vulgar Latin *naucella, from Late Latin navicella "a little ship," diminutive of navis "ship" (see naval). Meaning "gondola of an airship" is from 1901; extended to "cockpit of an aircraft" by 1914; later transferred to other similar housings and structures.
- As in basket : noun woven container
- The point C is the centre of the propeller, or, in the case of a "pusher" aeroplane, the centre of the nacelle.
- Extract from : « The Aeroplane Speaks » by H. Barber
- The blood from his wound spurted all over the nacelle, obscuring the instruments, and in addition his machine caught fire.
- Extract from : « Sixty Squadron R.A.F. » by Group-Captain A. J. L. Scott
- Nacelle—That part of an aeroplane containing the engine and pilot and passenger, and to which the tail plane is not fixed.
- Extract from : « The Aeroplane Speaks » by H. Barber
- Then his glances fell upon the aviator just on the point of stepping from the nacelle, or cockpit.
- Extract from : « Don Hale with the Flying Squadron » by W. Crispin Sheppard
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