turbosupercharger
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of turbosupercharger
First recorded in 1930–35; turbo- + supercharger
Example Sentences
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When the first modern Allison was being manufactured for use in military planes, the minds of its makers and the Air Corps officers in charge of its development were on the turbosupercharger.
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Like a turbosupercharger on a plane, Garrett's device captures hot exhaust gases to drive a turbine, which in turn drives air into the cylinder, increasing combustion and power.
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Production bogged in sloughs of tail flutters, engine imperfections, radio quirks, troubles with the turbosupercharger that, with 62 ft. of aluminum air ducts, crams the belly of the ship.
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But metallurgical advance has recently been rapid; much of it has been made in perfecting the turbosupercharger, already in use on some high-altitude combat planes.
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The first practical turbosupercharger for heavy-duty tractors and earthmovers has been developed by Los Angeles' Garret Corp.
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