steam turbine

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noun

a turbine driven by steam pressure.

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Origin of steam turbine

First recorded in 1890–95

OTHER WORDS FROM steam turbine

steam-turbine, adjective

Words nearby steam turbine

steamship, steam shovel, steam table, steamtight, steam trap, steam turbine, steam up, steam whistle, steamy, Ste. Anne de Beaupré, steapsin

How to use steam turbine in a sentence

In 1950, 97 percent of British electricity came from burning coal to drive steam turbines in power plants.
COP26 host U.K. pledges to phase out coal power while considering its first new coal mine in 30 years|Karla Adam|November 4, 2021|Washington Post
Commissioned in 1965, it was for a time the largest steam turbine in the world.
At New York City’s biggest power plant, a switch to clean energy will help a neighborhood breathe easier|Andrew Blum|February 2, 2021|Popular-Science
The steam turbine was an improvement over the reciprocating steam engine for many classes of work, great and small.
Invention|Bradley A. Fiske
About fifteen years ago I was led by circumstances to investigate the subject of improving the steam turbine.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, April 1900|Various

The type of engine almost invariably used on ships of war other than submarines is the steam turbine.
The Romance of War Inventions|Thomas W. Corbin
Multiply that by an unknown number of millions and you have a description of what takes place in the interior of a steam turbine.
The Romance of War Inventions|Thomas W. Corbin
The steam turbine is very much more efficient than its forerunner, the steam engine.
General Science|Bertha M. Clark

British Dictionary definitions for steam turbine

steam turbine

noun

a turbine driven by steam

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