gas turbine

noun

a turbine utilizing the gaseous products of combustion.

Words nearby gas turbine

gas ring, gas station, gas tank, gas thermometer, gas tube, gas turbine, gas up, gas vacuole, gas welding, gas well, gas-cooled reactor

Origin of gas turbine

First recorded in 1900–05

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Examples from the Web for gas turbine

The soft swoosh of the gas-turbine turned into a muffled roar.
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British Dictionary definitions for gas turbine

gas turbine

noun

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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Scientific definitions for gas turbine

gas turbine

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. See more at turbojet.