cowling

Noun cowling has 1 sense

• cowling(n = noun.artifact) bonnet, cowl, hood - 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"
is a part of aeroplane, airplane, plane, auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar
has parts: hood ornament
is a kind of protection, protective cover, protective covering
Derived form verb cowl₁