Cowl in a sentence as a noun

The suggested reason was that when the mechanic worked on it, he put dirty parts on the cowl of the car where the air intake is and some gasoline and oil dripped into it.

Cowl definitions

noun

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"

See also: hood bonnet cowling

noun

a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk)

verb

cover with or as with a cowl; "cowl the boys and veil the girls"