a machine or engine that uses a wheel or blades that are turned by the pressure of water, air, or gas to produce power.
Shared component: turb · spinning
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a machine or engine that uses a wheel or blades that are turned by the pressure of water, air, or gas to produce power.
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.
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.
Shared component: turbo · spinning
a very fast elevator or lift, especially as featured in science fiction.
Shared component: turbo · spinning
(of an engine) having a turbocharger to increase its power and efficiency.
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.
Shared component: turbo · spinning
An aircraft powered by a jet engine that drives a propeller.
Extended relation: turbo · spinning