gas turbine
noun
: an internal combustion engine in which expanding gases from the combustion chamber drive the blades of a turbine
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The Century has encapsulated the best of Toyota, including one of the first uses of hybrid technology in one of its vehicles, which was presented at the 1975 Tokyo Motor Show in the form of a Century fit with both a gas turbine and electric drive system.
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2025
The technology is intangible, but refreshingly physical in its reliance on nuts and bolts, chips, gas turbines — for which there is currently a seven-year waiting list for the unluckiest and least-important customers — and land.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 Nov. 2025
And in Tennessee’s South Memphis, the methane gas turbines that power an xAI data center give off air pollutants contributing to smog and formaldehyde.
—Natalie Kainz, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
Other oilfield players, such as Baker Hughes, SLB, and Solaris, are focused on increasing gas turbine manufacturing for data centers.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2025
The technology is intangible, but refreshingly physical in its reliance on nuts and bolts, chips, gas turbines — for which there is currently a seven-year waiting list for the unluckiest and least-important customers — and land.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 Nov. 2025
And in Tennessee’s South Memphis, the methane gas turbines that power an xAI data center give off air pollutants contributing to smog and formaldehyde.
—Natalie Kainz, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
Other oilfield players, such as Baker Hughes, SLB, and Solaris, are focused on increasing gas turbine manufacturing for data centers.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Gas turbine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20turbine. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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