Crossword clues for cowling
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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.]
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A monk's hood; -- usually attached to the gown. The name was also applied to the hood and garment together.
What differ more, you cry, than crown and cowl?
--Pope. A cowl-shaped cap, commonly turning with the wind, used to improve the draft of a chimney, ventilating shaft, etc.
A wire cap for the smokestack of a locomotive.
(aviation) a removable metal covering for an aircraft engine, providing streamlining to minimize wind resistance; -- also called cowling.
a covering for a chimney or other ventilating shaft functioning to increase the draft.
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
WordNet
Wikipedia
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 jet engines
- for decorative purposes
Examples in aviation include the NACA cowling and Townend ring.
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 astronomer
Places:
- Carleton College Cowling Arboretum, named after Donald J. Cowling
- Cowling, Craven, a village, parish and geographical area in the district of Craven, North Yorkshire, England.
- Cowling, Hambleton is another village in North Yorkshire, that is in the parish Burrill with Cowling
- Cowlinge, a village in Suffolk
See also Cowl (disambiguation).
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.