"cowling" meaning in English

See cowling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: cowlings [plural]
Etymology: From cow + -ling. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|cow|ling|id2=diminutive}} cow + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} cowling (plural cowlings)
  1. A young or little cow; calf. Synonyms: cowlet Coordinate_terms: bullet Translations (little cow): vasikka (Finnish), Kalb [neuter] (German), тели́чка (telýčka) (Ukrainian), теля́ (teljá) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-cowling-en-noun-rhQvcNVN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, English terms suffixed with -ling (diminutive), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Auto parts, Baby animals, Cattle, Female animals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 14 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 50 20 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 56 17 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 9 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 8 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 60 17 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 57 16 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 60 17 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 67 13 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 60 17 23 Disambiguation of Auto parts: 76 13 12 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 94 3 2 Disambiguation of Cattle: 99 0 0 Disambiguation of Female animals: 93 4 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: cowlings [plural]
Etymology: From cowl + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|cowl|ing}} cowl + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} cowling (plural cowlings)
  1. A removable protective covering for the engine of an aircraft, motorcycle, etc. Translations (covering): moottorinsuojus (Finnish), suojus (Finnish), capot [masculine] (French), Verkleidung [feminine] (German), Verschalung [feminine] (German), капо́т (kapót) [masculine] (Russian), капо́т (kapót) (Ukrainian), обті́чник (obtíčnyk) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-cowling-en-noun-rB36zZid
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: From cowl + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|cowl|ing}} cowl + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} cowling
  1. present participle and gerund of cowl Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: cowl
    Sense id: en-cowling-en-verb-i~nuskvB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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