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 meronym | fan-jet, fanjet, fanjet engine, gas-turbine ship, turbofan, turbofan engine, turbojet, turbojet engine | ||