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

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gas turbine

Earlier this year, the KIT team also became the first to generate electricity with a hydrogen gas turbine that does not rely on a mechanical compressor.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

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 bank estimates that there was roughly 47 GW of global annual gas turbine manufacturing capacity between 2023 and 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 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 Leonard S. Hobbs