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turbines
noun(tur-bine)
a rotary engine actuated by the reaction or impulse or both of a current of fluid (such as water, steam, or air) subject to pressure and usually made with a series of curved vanes on a central rotating spindle
turbines
noun(tur-bine)
turbine
turbines
noun(tur-bine)
turbocharger
turbines
noun(tur-bine)
an internal combustion engine in which expanding gases from the combustion chamber drive the blades of a turbine
turbines
noun(tur-bine)
a turbine that is driven by the pressure of steam discharged at high velocity against the turbine vanes
turbines
noun(tur-bine)
a wind-driven turbine for generating electricity

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