supercharger

[ soo-per-chahr-jer ]

/ ˈsu pərˌtʃɑr dʒər /

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noun

a mechanism for forcing air into an internal-combustion engine in order to increase engine power.

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Origin of supercharger

First recorded in 1920–25; supercharge + -er¹

Words nearby supercharger

supercargo, supercede, supercell, supercharge, supercharged, supercharger, superchurch, superciliary, superciliary ridge, supercilious, supercilium

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How to use supercharger in a sentence

As they rolled out thousands of new Supercharger stations in 2016, the project quietly shut down.
Could swappable EV batteries replace charging stations?|Philip Kiefer|February 14, 2022|Popular-Science
As a result, we can see how much carbon is being pushed out into the atmosphere based on your charge, whether you’re charging at home, or whether you’re charging at a Supercharger.
Tesla owners can now see how much solar or coal is powering their EVs|Kirsten Korosec|April 16, 2021|TechCrunch
The Suzuki B-King added a belt-driven supercharger to the already potent 1299cc Hayabusa four-banger to produce more than 200 horsepower.
22 of the weirdest concept motorcycles ever made|By John Burns/Cycle World|September 10, 2020|Popular-Science
He grimaced, grateful that the supercharger on his airsuit filtered out some of the smell which the thin air carried.
Police Your Planet|Lester del Rey

Stan worked on the supercharger all that afternoon and convinced himself that he could fit it together and make it work.
A Yankee Flier Over Berlin|Al Avery
He would have to fly low because the high-level dual supercharger was not working.
A Yankee Flier Over Berlin|Al Avery
But I have had general instructions on the new dual supercharger.
A Yankee Flier Over Berlin|Al Avery
Get up and I'll show you how to adjust this type of supercharger!
A Yankee Flier Over Berlin|Al Avery

British Dictionary definitions for supercharger

supercharger

/ (ˈsuːpəˌtʃɑːdʒə) /

noun

a device, usually a fan or compressor driven by the engine, that increases the mass of air drawn into an internal-combustion engine by raising the intake pressureAlso called: blower, booster

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