cowling

noun

cowl·​ing ˈkau̇-liŋ 

: a removable metal covering that houses the engine and sometimes a part of the fuselage or nacelle of an airplane

also : a metal cover for an engine

Examples of cowling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Before taking it for a spin in the driveway, drive it in the garage, lift the cowling and take a real close look at it. — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Nov. 2022

The bike’s also been fitted with an angular cowling, which all but rids it of any of the original’s retro flair. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2022

There is also a middle deck featuring a two-person outdoor shower with hot and cold water and a hot tub created from a DC-10 jet engine cowling. — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2021

In February 2018, an engine fan blade fractured during a United flight over the Pacific, resulting in an engine failure and loss of the cowling. — New York Times, 22 Feb. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cowling

• fouling
• fowling
• howling
• prowling
• scowling
• towelling
• antifouling

Kids Definition

cowling

noun

cowl·​ing ˈkau̇-liŋ 

: a removable metal covering for the engine and sometimes a part of the fuselage of an airplane

also : a metal cover for an engine