1911 XL. 580 (heading) Turbo-blowers and turbo-compressors.
1922 75/1 By the development of a mechanism known as a ‘turbo-compressor’, he has enabled aero-engines to maintain their power in the thin air of upper altitudes.
1979 A. L. Lydersen xi. 327 Turbo-compressors are used for vapour recompression of large vapour volumes..while steam ejectors are used in many smaller installations.