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View synonyms for turbo
turbo
1[ tur-boh ]
noun
, plural tur·bos.
- Informal. turbocharger.
- an automobile powered by an internal-combustion engine equipped with a turbocharger.
turbo-
2- a combining form representing turbine in compound words:
turbojet.
turbo-
combining_form
- of, relating to, or driven by a turbine
turbofan
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Word History and Origins
Origin of turbo1
1655–65, in sense “tornado”; 1900–05 turbo fordef 1; in part < Latin turbō top, whirlwind, in part by shortening of turbocharged ( def ) or turbocharger
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