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
Once the tower is securely fastened to the ocean floor, the nacelle, which houses the motor, is placed on top of it, and each of the three turbine blades are attached.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 15, 2021
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
It was a day when five reporters had gathered, and Carl felt very much in the limelight, waiting in the nacelle of the machine for the time to start.
From The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life by Sinclair Lewis
