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gas turbine
noun
: an internal combustion engine in which expanding gases from the combustion chamber drive the blades of a turbine
Examples of gas turbine in a Sentence
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One way to help address the problem, Ms. Pavlenko added, would be for the authorities to install gas turbine mobile power plants across the country.
—Oleksandra Mykolyshyn, New York Times, 5 June 2024
Another project would spend $211 million to install smaller gas turbine systems at We Energies' Paris Generating Station in Racine County.
—Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2024
While the 50% efficiency of modern jet engines is amazing and modern gas turbine aviation engines see that efficiency at optimal speeds, battery electric aviation drive trains are 95% efficient.
—Michael Barnard, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
David was a welder and mechanic on steam and gas turbines, and was a gifted athlete, his obituary said.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
Professor Moin talked about how progress in CFD—besides creating greater speed and accuracy—now allows simulation of whole machines rather than just tiny parts, as in the GE gas turbine example shared earlier.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Once airborne, a gas turbine augments the battery's electric power, promising to boost the 62-mile (100 km) range to 250 miles (400 km).
—Evan Williams, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2023
Siemens Energy needs the guarantees to win new large-scale contracts to build transmission networks and gas turbines.
—Wilfried Eckl-Dorna, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2023
The gas can power fuel-cell vehicles or gas turbines; it can be used directly in chemical processes or converted with CO2 to produce methane, methanol, and other substitutes for fossil fuels.
—Matthias Mueller, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1904, in the meaning defined above
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“Gas turbine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20turbine. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
gas turbine
noun
: an engine in which gases produced by burning fuel are used to spin blades connected to a drive shaft
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