- cowling
- cowl|ing [ `kaulıŋ ] noun counta metal cover for the engine of an aircraft
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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cowling — ► NOUN ▪ a removable cover for a vehicle or aircraft engine … English terms dictionary
cowling — [koul′iŋ] n. [see COWL1] a detachable metal covering for an airplane engine, an aircraft component, etc … English World dictionary
Cowling — NACA Haube an einer Curtiss AT 5A im Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory (Oktober 1928) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cowling — For other uses, see Cowling (disambiguation). A cowling is the covering of a vehicle s engine, most often found on automobiles and aircraft. A cowling may be used: for drag reduction for engine cooling by directing airflow as an air intake for… … Wikipedia
Cowling — This unusual name has two possible origins, the first of which is English and of Anglo Saxon derivation a locational surname from either of the places called Cowling in North and West Yorkshire. The place in North Yorkshire has an interesting… … Surnames reference
cowling — UK [ˈkaʊlɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms cowling : singular cowling plural cowlings a metal cover for the engine of an aircraft … English dictionary
cowling — Cowl Cowl (koul), n. [AS. cuhle, cugle, cugele; cf. dial. G. kogel, gugel, OF. coule, goule; all fr. LL. cuculla, cucullus, fr. L. cucullus cap, hood; perh. akin to celare to conceal, cella cell. Cf. {Cucullate}.] 1. A monk s hood; usually… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cowling, Illinois — Unincorporated community … Wikipedia
Cowling (disambiguation) — A cowling is an engine cover. It may also refer to: People: Bruce Cowling, an American actor Donald J. Cowling, a past president of Carleton College Lisa Cowling, a song writer Maurice Cowling, a British historian Thomas George Cowling, a British … Wikipedia
Cowling, Craven — For the other village of the same name in North Yorkshire, see Cowling, Hambleton. Coordinates: 53°52′59″N 2°02′49″W / 53.883100°N 2.047000°W … Wikipedia
Cowling, Hambleton — For the other village of the same name in North Yorkshire, see Cowling, Craven. Coordinates: 54°17′01″N 1°38′19″W / 54.283600°N 1.638700°W … Wikipedia
