nacelle
Example Sentences
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Vestas currently operates two factories in Poland, an onshore blade plant that it recently acquired, and an offshore nacelle assembly facility.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025
Christopher Lorence, chief engineer at GE Aerospace said doing away with the heavy nacelle pod and the internal thrust reverser saves about a ton of weight on each engine.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2023
The nacelle capacity is expected to reach 100 per year, enough for 50 planes, the reports said, though no target date was stated.
From Reuters • Sep. 27, 2021
Enclosed in the nacelle would be a gearbox, generator and the other parts needed to convert rotation into electricity.
From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2015
Swiftly the electric winch dropped the nacelle, containing three men.
From The Flying Legion by England, George Allan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
