turbinenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtɜː.baɪn/us/ˈtɝː.baɪn/a type of machine through which liquid or gas flows and turns a special wheel with blades in order to produce power:
a steam turbine
a turbine engine
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Machines - generators & pumps
- -engined
- accelerator
- alternator
- breeder reactor
- charger
- dock
- docking station
- dynamo
- electromotive
- generator
- power station
- pump
- pump-action
- pumping station
- PWR
- reactor
- substation
- treadmill
- turbocharger
- watermill
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