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Engine covering
Answer for the clue "Engine covering ", 7 letters:
cowling
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. A young or little cow; calf. Etymology 2 n. A removable protective covering for the engine of an aircraft, motorcycle etc
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 .] A monk's hood; -- usually attached ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
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 ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Anyone with any information on the whereabouts of this cowling is asked to contact: Geoff Rodwell,. ▪ Fibreglass wheel pants were moulded and fitted to the landing gears and fake cowl flaps were attached to a re-worked AT-6 cowling ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine" [syn: hood , bonnet , cowl ]
Usage examples of cowling.
It was a midwing monoplane, the slender fuselage just big enough for pilot, fuel, and the five cannon, slung between two huge H-form 24 cylinder Atlantis Peregrine turbocharged engines in sleek cowlings.
Stinking, noisy factories processed the resources into large starship components, hull plates and engine cowlings that would be lifted into orbit for assembly into new battleships.
Had Cowlings accepted the sleeping pill in the hopes of a brief respite?
Counter-moving, Cowlings turned his wrist to get control of the blade of the knife.
Ryland moved in fast, using the speed he was known for, a blurring motion of hands and feet, driving Cowlings backward.
He didn't feel any of the blows Cowlings managed to land, his adrenaline protecting him.
If Cowlings was telling the truth and he'd already been a target twice, chances were good the guards had been ordered to shoot to kill.
Had Ryland not come to bring Hollister back, Cowlings would eventually have made his move against Hollister.
Sand stung his eyes but he caught a glimpse of Cowlings running toward what looked like a door.
Ryland felt the instant surge of pure energy, and Cowlings simply disappeared.
If Cowlings were anywhere close, he would feel the sudden surge of energy.
Russell Cowlings was preoccupied with fighting and he was not nearly as strong as she was.
He was the stronger physically and once he got his hands on Cowlings it would be over.
Even as he kept up his slow pursuit of Cowlings, he concentrated on the cylinder, forcing the canister to tip over slowly, floating lightly to the thickly carpeted floor to keep from making noise.
She scrambled out from under the heavy draperies, trying to crawl to Cowlings with the vague idea of helping him.