gas turbine

American  

noun

1. a turbine utilizing the gaseous products of combustion.

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gas turbine British  

noun

1. an internal-combustion engine in which the expanding gases emerging from one or more combustion chambers drive a turbine. A rotary compressor driven by the turbine compresses the air used for combustion, power being taken either as torque from the turbine or thrust from the expanding gases

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gas turbine Scientific  

1. An internal-combustion engine consisting of an air compressor, combustion chamber, and turbine wheel that is turned by the expanding products of combustion. The four major types of gas turbine engines are the turboprop, turbojet, turbofan, and turboshaft.

2. See more at turbojet

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Etymology

Origin of gas turbine

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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gas turbine

The decision to use nuclear power instead of gas turbine or diesel engines normally used in destroyers, cruisers and frigates was tucked inside an annual 30-year shipbuilding plan sent to Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

The margin squeeze does not resolve until new generation capacity comes online — which, given gas turbine lead times now running up to seven years, is not soon.

From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026

The three big manufacturers—GE Vernova, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Siemens Energy—have roughly 80% of the gas turbine market, according to Morgan Stanley.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

"Siemens Energy ticked all of the major boxes that investors were looking for with these results," Morgan Stanley analysts wrote in a note, adding that the company's gas turbine orders were "exceptionally strong".

From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026

Whatever their reasoning, they selected for their first powered flight the exact form of prime mover that continued to power the airplane until the advent of the aircraft gas turbine more than forty years later.

From The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design by Hobbs, Leonard S.