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nacelle Definition


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nacelle
noun
    1. The basket or gondola of a balloon or airship, etc.
    2. aeronautics.
      A streamlined structure on an aircraft that houses an engine or accommodates crew and passengers, etc.
Etymology: Early 20c: French, meaning ‘a small boat', from Latin navicella, from navis ship.



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