a centrifugal compressor which boosts the intake pressure of an internal-combustion engine, driven by an exhaust-gas turbine fitted to the engine's exhaust manifold
turbocharger in American English
(ˈtɜrboʊˌtʃɑrdʒər)
US
noun
turbosupercharger
turbocharger in Automotive Engineering
(tɜrboʊtʃɑrdʒər) or turbo
Word forms: (regular plural) turbochargers
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Engine, transmission, and exhaust)
A turbocharger raises the pressure of the air or air/fuel mixture in an engine with a turbine that uses the energy in the engine's exhaust gases todrive a compressor.
A new turbocharger and intercooler were installed to boost the performance.
The engine pulls the vehicle's bulk with ease once the turbocharger has puffed itself up to speed.
Their vehicles do not have turbochargers, superchargers, or any other kind of forced induction.
Examples of 'turbocharger' in a sentence
turbocharger
It matches with these plans here, but the oil pump pushes the oil through the turbocharger backwards.