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turbine blade

British  

noun

  1. any of a number of bladelike vanes assembled around the periphery of a turbine rotor to guide the steam or gas flow

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Every scorched cable, damaged turbine blade, airplane maintenance log, and signals and sounds from the flight data and cockpit voice recorders - the so-called "black box" - will be examined.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025

"The last remaining change is the high pressure turbine blade on the TEN variant, which frustratingly is delayed, so it is going to be the middle of next year," he said.

From Reuters • Jul. 7, 2022

Creative solutions will be necessary to deal with the wind turbine blade waste that’s coming.

From The Verge • Feb. 11, 2022

Most of the companies flagged Monday are electronics businesses, but they also include optics companies, a turbine blade company, state laboratories at universities and other businesses.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2022

That business has been plagued by issues like dropping global demand and turbine blade failures, which have contributed to the stock’s swoon in recent months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2018

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