nacelle

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old French nacele (“‘small boat’”), from Latin navicella.

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• IPA: /nəˈsɛl/

[edit] 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.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Late Latin navicella, diminutive of navis (“‘boat’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /nasɛl/

[edit] Noun

nacelle f. (plural nacelles)

1. (literary) skiff
2. gondola (of hot-air balloon etc.)
3. pod (of spacecraft)
4. cradle