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

Recent Examples on the Web

Can't have this data center boom without GEV's gas turbines and electric-grid equipment. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 22 July 2026

Unlike fully electric aircraft, hybrid-electric propulsion combines a conventional gas turbine with an electric powertrain. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026

And, of course, the rather obvious way to build data centers that put less strain on the environment is to opt for renewables—which consume almost no water—instead of natural-gas turbines. — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

Chevron plans to deliver 4 GW of dedicated power to hyperscale data centers by 2027-2028, with seven hydrogen-ready, carbon-capture-ready GE Vernova 7HA gas turbines anchoring behind-the-meter campuses across the South, Midwest and West. — Junaid Ali, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

gas turbine

noun

: an engine in which gases produced by burning fuel are used to spin blades connected to a drive shaft