[
UK
/kˈaʊl/
]
[ US /ˈkaʊɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈkaʊɫ/ ]
NOUN
- a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk)
-
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
VERB
-
cover with or as with a cowl
cowl the boys and veil the girls
How To Use cowl In A Sentence
- I'll get all the engine cowls off, get all the dust out of it, and a lot of areas have to be repolished.
- The series in fact comprises only two: one in the form of a monk's habit and cowl, and one depicting a pin-striped business suit and tie.
- He scowled at the now-empty bottle, shook it, and muttered something.
- Browning is said to have written back that he used it to mean a piece of headgear for nuns, comparable to the cowls for monks he put in the same line.
- ‘Drink this for me,’ I say and pull his cowl down.
- These cowls would be used where rain and/or birds or other pests are a problem.
- He let his face resume a scowl.
- Experts said the problem appeared to be an "uncontained engine failure," which occurs when turbine debris punctures the engine casing and the light cowling that covers the unit. Quantas Airbus Problem: Airline Grounds All A380s After Engine Fire Over Indonesia
- He scowled at Zilla, whose withered lips were again writhing into speech, and compelled her to silence. The White Man's Way
- Say," he said, looking about him in cowlike wonder. Lord of the Isles
