Nacelles

Word NACELLES
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Definitions and meanings of "Nacelles"

What do we mean by nacelles?

A separate streamlined enclosure mounted on an aircraft to house an engine, cargo, or crew.

The part between the tower and rotor of a wind turbine.

The compartment that holds passengers on a hot-air balloon, a dirigible, or an aerostat; a gondola.

The submersed providers of buoyancy of a SWATH hulled boat.

A small boat.

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The word "nacelles" in example sentences

Siemens, the No. 3 turbine producer in North America with a 9% market share of installed megawatts, plans to break ground on the facilities this summer and expects to have 400 workers producing the wind-turbine drive trains, known as nacelles, at the 300,000 square foot facility by the end of 2010. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Some of the companies' product lines are complementary, such as the Goodrich-made turbine casings, called nacelles, that are used to house jet engines built by United Technologies' Pratt & Whitney unit, a business Chenevert used to run. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The company's 800 workers in Foley are split, with half making new engine cowlings, called nacelles, and half overhauling them.

I suppose "nacelles" would have been too much to hope for... ❋ Jen (2009)

A wedge on one side clamped two nacelles to the disc, while a triangular structure stood above the opposite surface. ❋ David A. McIntee (2011)

Though such a maneuver would render the saucer section of the ship vulnerable, it would also better protect the flattened secondary hull, which housed the engineering section as well as the twin nacelles. ❋ David R. George III (2011)

Unlike warp-capable ships constructed by other races, this vessel showed no distinct nacelles or other similar design concepts. ❋ Dayton Ward (2011)

The Intrepid was alone in the darkness, and Lambert was looking astern at the warp nacelles. ❋ David A. McIntee (2011)

“Divert as much power as we can to shield the nacelles,” she shouted into the general hubbub of the bridge. ❋ David A. McIntee (2011)

As installed in the Enterprise, the warp propulsion system consists of the matter/antimatter reaction assembly, power transfer conduits, and warp engine nacelles. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Warp nacelles that looked as big as the Enterprise-E were at the ends of the bows, high above and far below that vicious, hungry beak. ❋ David A. McIntee (2011)

It was a familiar shape, with two drooping warp nacelles and a long neck stretching out from its infernal red and yellow hull. ❋ David A. McIntee (2011)

This latest interpretation of the classic shape is sleek and detailed, keeping the recognizable form while incorporating new elements including a dynamic new electrical effect to the warp nacelles. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Two humped fairings on the aft section were attached to a flattened “W” of a wing-like structure, and the warp nacelles were mounted on either side of that. ❋ David A. McIntee (2011)

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