turbocharger
noun
tur·bo·charg·er
ˈtər-bō-ˌchär-jər 
: a centrifugal blower driven by exhaust gas turbines and used to supercharge an engine
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Normally, a larger-capacity engine and a single big turbo should be a recipe for plenty of lag, versus a smaller displacement and a turbocharger for each cylinder bank, as the former has larger components with more mass that needs to be moved.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
There is no traction control, stability control, paddle shifters, turbochargers or hybrid assistance — just the car and the driver.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
There is no traction control, stability control, paddle shifters, turbochargers or hybrid assistance — just the car and the driver.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Accompanied by a quartet of turbochargers, the mid-mounted mill is capable of 1,578 hp, the same amount as the Mistral.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2025
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
There is no traction control, stability control, paddle shifters, turbochargers or hybrid assistance — just the car and the driver.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
There is no traction control, stability control, paddle shifters, turbochargers or hybrid assistance — just the car and the driver.
—Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Accompanied by a quartet of turbochargers, the mid-mounted mill is capable of 1,578 hp, the same amount as the Mistral.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for turbocharger
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“Turbocharger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turbocharger. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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