Definitions for nacellenəˈsɛl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
na•cellenəˈsɛl(n.)
the enclosed part of an airplane, dirigible, etc., in which the engine is housed or in which cargo or passengers are carried.
Category: Aeronautics
the car of a balloon.
Category: Aeronautics
Origin of nacelle:
1475–85; < F: a small boat < LL nāvicella, for L nāvicula, der. of nāvi(s) ship (see nave1); cf. -elle
Princeton's WordNet
nacelle(noun)
a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine
Wiktionary
nacelle(Noun)
A separate streamlined enclosure mounted on an aircraft to house an engine, cargo, or crew.
nacelle(Noun)
The part between the tower and rotor of a wind turbine.
nacelle(Noun)
The compartment that holds passengers on a hot-air balloon, a dirigible, or an aerostat; a gondola.
Origin: nacele, from navicella. The Modern English spelling is under the influence of Middle French and Modern French nacelle.
Translations for nacelle
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
gondola(noun)
a kind of safety cage for people who are working on the outside of a tall building to stand in.
- gondelAfrikaans
- قَفَص حول العمارة يقف عليه العُمّالArabic
- платформаBulgarian
- gaiolaPortuguese (BR)
- klecCzech
- die SicherheitsgondelGerman
- gondolDanish
- κρεμαστή σκαλωσιάGreek
- góndolaSpanish
- kaitsepuurEstonian
- اتاقک متحرکFarsi
- nostokoriFinnish
- nacelleFrench
- גוֹנדוֹלָהHebrew
- ऊंची इमारतों में काम करने के लिए पिंजड़ा नुमा ढांचाHindi
- teretni platoCroatian
- kabinHungarian
- gondolaIndonesian
- öryggisbúrIcelandic
- piattaforma sospesaItalian
- つりかごJapanese
- 곤돌라Korean
- krepšysLithuanian
- piekaru grozs (strādāšanai lielā augstumā)Latvian
- gondolaMalay
- gondelDutch
- arbeidsheisNorwegian
- platformaPolish
- اتاقک متحرکPersian
- جالهPashto
- gaiolaPortuguese
- nacelăRomanian
- люлькаRussian
- klietkaSlovak
- gondolaSlovenian
- gondolaSerbian
- skyddskorgSwedish
- เรือแจวท้องแบนThai
- iskele asansörüTurkish
- 安全吊籠Chinese (Trad.)
- відкритий підйомникUkrainian
- اونچی عمارتوں کے پاس کام کرنے والوں کے لۓ حفاظتی بنجرہUrdu
- giỏ khí cầuVietnamese
- 安全吊笼Chinese (Simp.)
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