turbo

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noun

tur·​bo ˈtər-(ˌ)bō 

plural turbos

1

: turbine

2

[by shortening] : turbocharger

turbo-

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combining form

1

: coupled directly to a driving turbine

turbofan

2

: consisting of or incorporating a turbine

turbojet engine

Examples of turbo in a Sentence

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Noun

Brown continued to lean on the turbo-sinker fastball that was his best pitch, but with the playoff opener against the Astros in mind, the righty also fine-tuned his four-seam fastball. —Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025

The battle was turbo-charged when Powell surprised markets with a 50 basis point inflation hike in September last year, seen by some as a gift to Trump’s Democratic Party election rival Kamala Harris. —Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

Researchers inspecting the turbo expander developed for a large-scale, long-duration Liquid Air Energy Storage system. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025

Meanwhile, a two-phase flow of water and air simulates the liquid hydrogen propellant flowing through the reactor, turbo pumps, actuated valves, and flow, pressure, and temperature sensors. —David Szondy september 10, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

turbo-

Combining form

turbine

First Known Use

Noun

1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing turbo

• twin-turbo