nacelle

nacelle
[nəˈsɛl]
noun
  1. a streamlined housing or tank for something on the outside of an aircraft or motor vehicle
    整流罩,短舱
    ■the outer casing of an aircraft engine
    发动机舱
    ■(chieflyhistorical)the car of an airship
    (主史)吊舱
语源
  1. early 20th cent. (originally denoting the car of an airship): from French, from late Latin navicella, diminutive of Latin navis 'ship'
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