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turbines

  • plural
    of turbine.
    turbine
    noun
    any of various machines having a rotor, usually with vanes or blades, driven by the pressure, momentum, or reactive thrust of a moving fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air, either occurring in the form of free jets or as a fluid passing through and entirely filling a housing around the rotor.

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Huggins added that its long-term vision included solar panels, wind turbines and habitat networks for the wildlife, which he expected would take years to be fully completed.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Each arm can be tailored to a factory's needs to help build cars, electronics or wind turbines.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

The minerals are used to manufacture powerful magnets used in electric vehicles and wind turbines, but also in drones and fighter jets.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

There are Section 232 “national security” probes into everything from semiconductors to wind turbines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Nuclear power plants also use this process—they boil water to create steam that turns turbines.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland