Cowling

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 attached to the gown. The name
        was also applied to the hood and garment together.


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              What differ more, you cry, than crown and cowl?
                                                    --Pope.
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     2. A cowl-shaped cap, commonly turning with the wind, used to
        improve the draft of a chimney, ventilating shaft, etc.
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     3. A wire cap for the smokestack of a locomotive.
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     4. (aviation) a removable metal covering for an aircraft
        engine, providing streamlining to minimize wind
        resistance; -- also called {cowling}.
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     5. a covering for a chimney or other ventilating shaft
        functioning to increase the draft.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cowling
       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}]