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turbo

spinning

Related forms: turbo · 7 words in this dictionary

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7 words

a machine or engine that uses a wheel or blades that are turned by the pressure of water, air, or gas to produce power.

turb+ine

Shared component: turb · spinning

a type of jet engine in which part of the thrust is provided by a turbine-driven fan that forces air rearwards around the engine.

turbo+fan

Shared component: turbo · spinning

a type of jet engine in which the air drawn in is compressed by a turbine-driven compressor, mixed with fuel, ignited, and then expelled to provide thrust.

turbo+jet

Shared component: turbo · spinning

a very fast elevator or lift, especially as featured in science fiction.

turbo+lift

Shared component: turbo · spinning

(of an engine) having a turbocharger to increase its power and efficiency.

turbo+charge+ed

Shared component: turbo · spinning

A supercharger driven by a turbine powered by the engine's exhaust gases, used to increase an internal-combustion engine's power and efficiency.

turbo+charger

Shared component: turbo · spinning

turbopropExtended relation

An aircraft powered by a jet engine that drives a propeller.

turbo+prop

Extended relation: turbo · spinning