nacelle

nacelle definitions

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

  • 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. 

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