Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cloche"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cloche \Cloche\, n. [F., prop., bell.] (A["e]ronautics)
An apparatus used in controlling certain kinds of
a["e]roplanes, and consisting principally of a steering
column mounted with a universal joint at the base, which is
bellshaped and has attached to it the cables for controlling
the wing-warping devices, elevator planes, and the like.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cloche
n 1: a low transparent cover put over young plants to protect
them from cold
2: a woman's close-fitting helmet-like hat
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