What does nacelle in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word nacelle in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use nacelle in French.

The word nacelle in French means basket, gondola, basket, carrycot, wherry, suspended access equipment, façade cleaning platform, cherry picker. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word nacelle

basket, gondola

nom féminin (panier suspendu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La nacelle de cette montgolfière peut emporter jusqu'à 6 personnes.
The basket on that hot-air balloon can carry up to 6 people.

basket

nom féminin (réceptable en métal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un électricien est tombé de la nacelle alors qu'il travaillait en haut d'un pylône.
An electrician fell from the basket while he was working at the top of a pylon.

carrycot

nom féminin (pièce du landau recevant le bébé) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les bébés sont au chaud dans leur nacelle.
The babies are warm in their carriers.

wherry

nom féminin (littéraire (barque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les amoureux s'isolent souvent en nacelle au milieu d'un lac.
To be alone, the lovers often go out to the middle of a lake in a wherry.

suspended access equipment, façade cleaning platform

nom féminin (ustensile pour laver les façades)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cherry picker

nom féminin (engin de chantier) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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