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English noun: gas turbine

1. gas turbine (artifact) turbine that converts the chemical energy of a liquid fuel into mechanical energy by internal combustion; gaseous products of the fuel (which is burned in compressed air) are expanded through a turbine


Broader (hypernym)turbine


Part meronymfan-jet, fanjet, fanjet engine, gas-turbine ship, turbofan, turbofan engine, turbojet, turbojet engine









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