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nacelles

nacelles is the plural of nacelle.

Meaning of nacelle

Noun

nacelle (plural nacelles)

  1. The compartment that holds passengers on a dirigible, hot-air balloon, or other aerostat; a gondola.
  2. A separate streamlined enclosure mounted on an aircraft to house, originally, an engine, and now also cargo or crew.
  3. (archaic) The cockpit of an aircraft.
  4. (broadly) A hollow boat-shaped structure.
  5. (broadly) An enclosure housing machinery or a motor.
  6. (broadly) The part between the rotor and tower of a wind turbine.

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Questions about nacelles

What is nacelles the plural of?
Nacelles is the plural of nacelle.

Words near nacelles in the dictionary

  1. Naccaratos
  2. NACCHO
  3. NACD
  4. Nace
  5. nacelle
  6. nacelles
  7. nacellid
  8. nacellids
  9. nacent
  10. Naces
  11. NACG

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