Definitions for cowlings

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cowlings cowl·ing

Spelling: [kou-ling]

IPA: /ˈkaʊ lɪŋ/

Cowlings is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 252 anagrams from letters in cowlings (cgilnosw).

Definitions for cowlings

noun

1. a streamlined metal housing or removable covering for an engine, especially an aircraft engine, often part of or forming a continuous line with the fuselage or wing.
2. a hooded garment worn by monks.
3. the hood of this garment.
4. part of a garment that is draped to resemble a cowl or hood.
5. the forward part of the body of a motor vehicle supporting the rear of the hood and the windshield and housing the pedals and instrument panel.
6. a cowling.
7. a hoodlike covering for increasing the draft of a chimney or ventilator.
8. a wire netting fastened to the top of the smokestack of a locomotive to prevent large sparks from being discharged; a spark arrester.

verb (used with object)

1. to cover with or as if with a cowl.
2. to put a monk's cowl on.
3. to make a monk of.

Origin of cowlings

First recorded in 1915-20; cowl + -ing¹

Examples for cowlings

He expected to see his rain of lead tear through the cowling of the stranger and deal death and frenzy.

This indicates an explosion inside the engine that spewed debris and tore away the cowling.

The old man hoisted himself, leaned over the cowling gibbered in Dick's ear.

Her eyes sought the cowling of the little machine fearfully.

For as lightning cometh out of the east and appeareth even into the west: so shall also the cowling of the Son of man be.

After going over my engine, I found that a tappet rod had broken and stripped the cowling.

It is important to shut the opening, as otherwise the wind may rush inside and tear off the cowling.

He caught hold of it somehow and made the end fast to the cowling brace.

It was just in the front—right on the front just above the cowling on the motorcycle.

Figure 33 illustrates the latter type located between the cowling and the crankcase.