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turbo

[ tur-boh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural tur·bos.

turbine.
Informal. turbocharger.
an automobile powered by an internal-combustion engine equipped with a turbocharger.

turbo-

turbo-

Origin of turbo¹

1655–65, in sense “tornado”; 1900–05 turbo fordef 1; in part < Latin turbō top, whirlwind, in part by shortening of turbocharged ( def ) or turbocharger

Origin of turbo²

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