cowling
Speech parts
1. cowling - Noun
2. cowling - Verb
3. Cowling - Proper noun
Meaning
protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
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Examples
there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars
the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine
Also, the raw oil-fuel mix could collect in the cowling.
Ben Cowling, a public health expert at the University of Hong Kong, 'it is possible that the virus now causing an outbreak in Beijing had travelled from Wuhan to Europe and now back to China.'
As this could cause a serious fire when the switch was released, it became common practice for part or all of the bottom of the basically circular cowling on most rotary engines to be cut away, or fitted with drainage slots.
Durability B-25 engine cowling assembly The Mitchell was an exceptionally sturdy aircraft that could withstand tremendous punishment.