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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Part of the cowling, the metal paneling covering the engine, detached from the plane upon landing, according to a statement from Alaska Airlines. 
Daisy Zavala Magaña, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Aug. 2022 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 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 The cleaner design and the simplification of its manufacturing process means that all 2021 XE-1s will now sport gleaming white buoyancy modules (front and back) and a full black rear cowling. Mike Espindle, Forbes, 29 June 2021 The rocket dropped its boosters about two minutes into the flight followed by the cowling surrounding Shenzhou-12. Sam Mcneil, USA TODAY, 17 June 2021 Investigators will also look at why the cowling, which covers the front of the engine, broke off along with other parts. David Koenig, chicagotribune.com, 23 Feb. 2021 Other experts said Boeing could be in the spotlight too as investigators look into why the cowling separated from the engine. David Koenig, chicagotribune.com, 23 Feb. 2021 Investigators also want to know why a cowling, which covers part of the fuselage, broke away. Stephen Singer, courant.com, 23 Feb. 2021 See More
Daisy Zavala Magaña, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Aug. 2022 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 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 The cleaner design and the simplification of its manufacturing process means that all 2021 XE-1s will now sport gleaming white buoyancy modules (front and back) and a full black rear cowling. Mike Espindle, Forbes, 29 June 2021 The rocket dropped its boosters about two minutes into the flight followed by the cowling surrounding Shenzhou-12. Sam Mcneil, USA TODAY, 17 June 2021 Investigators will also look at why the cowling, which covers the front of the engine, broke off along with other parts. David Koenig, chicagotribune.com, 23 Feb. 2021 Other experts said Boeing could be in the spotlight too as investigators look into why the cowling separated from the engine. David Koenig, chicagotribune.com, 23 Feb. 2021 Investigators also want to know why a cowling, which covers part of the fuselage, broke away. Stephen Singer, courant.com, 23 Feb. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1917, in the meaning defined above