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单词 nacelle
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Definition of nacelle in English:

nacelle

noun nəˈsɛlnəˈsɛl
  • 1A streamlined casing on the outside of an aircraft or motor vehicle, especially one housing an aircraft engine.

    a grey aircraft with NAVY painted on the engine nacelles
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The center section of the wing, installed beneath the fuselage, carried the two engine nacelles and the retractable landing gear.
    • Oil and fuel coming from three failed cylinders created a fire on the outboard side of the engine nacelle.
    • The oil tanks were carried in each engine nacelle.
    • I could clearly see his engine nacelles, fuselage, wings and tail in the dark.
    • The engine nacelles extend well beyond the wings' leading edges.
    1. 1.1 The passenger compartment of an airship.
      〈主史〉吊舱

Origin

Early 20th century (originally denoting the car of an airship): from French, from late Latin navicella, diminutive of Latin navis 'ship'.

Rhymes

Adele, Aix-la-Chapelle, aquarelle, artel, au naturel, bagatelle, béchamel, befell, bell, belle, boatel, Brunel, Cadell, carousel, cartel, cell, Chanel, chanterelle, clientele, Clonmel, compel, Cornell, crime passionnel, dell, demoiselle, dispel, dwell, el, ell, Estelle, excel, expel, farewell, fell, Fidel, fontanelle, foretell, Gabrielle, gazelle, gel, Giselle, hell, hotel, impel, knell, lapel, mademoiselle, maître d'hôtel, Manuel, marcel, matériel, mesdemoiselles, Michel, Michelle, Miguel, misspell, morel, moschatel, Moselle, motel, muscatel, Nell, Nobel, Noel, organelle, outsell, Parnell, pell-mell, personnel, propel, quell, quenelle, rappel, Raquel, Ravel, rebel, repel, Rochelle, Sahel, sardelle, sell, shell, show-and-tell, smell, Snell, spell, spinel, swell, tell, undersell, vielle, villanelle, well, yell

Definition of nacelle in US English:

nacelle

nounnəˈsɛlnəˈsel
  • 1A streamlined housing or tank for something on the outside of an aircraft or motor vehicle.

    整流罩,短舱

    a gray aircraft with NAVY painted on the engine nacelles
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Oil and fuel coming from three failed cylinders created a fire on the outboard side of the engine nacelle.
    • The center section of the wing, installed beneath the fuselage, carried the two engine nacelles and the retractable landing gear.
    • I could clearly see his engine nacelles, fuselage, wings and tail in the dark.
    • The oil tanks were carried in each engine nacelle.
    • The engine nacelles extend well beyond the wings' leading edges.
    1. 1.1 The outer casing of an aircraft engine.
      发动机舱
    2. 1.2 The car of an airship.
      〈主史〉吊舱

Origin

Early 20th century (originally denoting the car of an airship): from French, from late Latin navicella, diminutive of Latin navis ‘ship’.

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