turbo

[ tur-boh ]
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noun,plural tur·bos.
  1. Informal. turbocharger.

  1. an automobile powered by an internal-combustion engine equipped with a turbocharger.

Origin of turbo

1
1655–65, in sense “tornado”; 1900–05 for def. 1; in part <Latin turbō top, whirlwind, in part by shortening of turbocharged or turbocharger

Other definitions for turbo- (2 of 2)

turbo-

  1. a combining form representing turbine in compound words: turbojet.

Origin of turbo-

2

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How to use turbo in a sentence

  • Near to the Trochi and Turbos in the system are the Monodonta.

    The Ocean World: | Louis Figuier
  • The door was closed, and the Terrans braced themselves under the low roof as the engine started up with a whine of worn turbos.

    The Yillian Way | John Keith Laumer

British Dictionary definitions for turbo-

turbo-

combining form
  1. of, relating to, or driven by a turbine: turbofan

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