turbo

¹

[tur-boh]

noun

plural

turbos 

1. turbine.

2. Informal.,  turbocharger.

3. an automobile powered by an internal-combustion engine equipped with a turbocharger.

turbo-

²

1. a combining form representing turbine in compound words.

   turbojet.

turbo-

combining form

1. of, relating to, or driven by a turbine

   turbofan

Word History and Origins

Origin of turbo-¹

1655–65, in sense “tornado”; 1900–05 turbo for def. 1; in part < Latin turbō top, whirlwind, in part by shortening of turbocharged ( def. ) or turbocharger

Origin of turbo-²

turb(ine) + -o-

Example Sentences

Under the sculpted hood, the turbo three-driven generator feeds electrons to the 28-kWh lithium battery.

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In 2020, the Revero got a badly needed heart transplant, exchanging a GM-supplied 2.0-liter four for the BMW-sourced 1.5-liter turbo three.

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With a TiVo box you could fast-forward but not skip, so you couldn’t avoid seeing the pitch, even if at turbo speed.

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What looked to be a treacherous start could be a turbo boost for a franchise heading into a stretch that includes the New York Giants, Miami Dolphins and Tennessee Titans, who are combined 0-6.

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The link between the Covid jab and cancer has previously been dismissed by academics and oncologists after claims it had led to "turbo cancers".

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