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turbo
[ tur-boh ]
/ ËtÉr boÊ /
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noun, plural tur·bos.
Informal. turbocharger.
an automobile powered by an internal-combustion engine equipped with a turbocharger.
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Origin of turbo
1655â65, in sense âtornadoâ; 1900â05 for def. 1; in part <Latin turbĆ top, whirlwind, in part by shortening of turbocharged or turbocharger
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turbo-
a combining form representing turbine in compound words: turbojet.
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British Dictionary definitions for turbo
turbo-
combining form
of, relating to, or driven by a turbineturbofan
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