gas turbine

American

noun

a turbine utilizing the gaseous products of combustion.

gas turbine British

noun

an internal-combustion engine in which the expanding gases emerging from one or more combustion chambers drive a turbine. A rotary compressor driven by the turbine compresses the air used for combustion, power being taken either as torque from the turbine or thrust from the expanding gases

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gas turbine Scientific

An internal-combustion engine consisting of an air compressor, combustion chamber, and turbine wheel that is turned by the expanding products of combustion. The four major types of gas turbine engines are the turboprop, turbojet, turbofan, and turboshaft.
See more at turbojet

Etymology

Origin of gas turbine

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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Because of a global shortage of large gas turbines, Mr. Musk’s xAI and some companies are jury-rigging gas plants by installing clusters of small turbines and even retrofitting old jet engines.

From The Wall Street Journal

“You can’t just go out and buy 100 gas turbines. They may not be available for a year or two,” Wolfe said.

From MarketWatch

This week, Jinjoo Lee reports on the companies converting aircraft engines into land-based natural gas turbines to power the AI boom.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Siemens Energy ticked all of the major boxes that investors were looking for with these results," Morgan Stanley analysts wrote in a note, adding that the company's gas turbine orders were "exceptionally strong".

From Barron's

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