nacelle

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /nəˈsɛl/

Noun

nacelle (plural nacelles)

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

Translations

• Russian: гондола

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