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steam turbine

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steam turbine

–noun
a turbine driven by steam pressure.

Origin:
1890–95


steam-turbine, adjective
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steam turbine  
n.  A turbine operated by highly pressurized steam directed against vanes on a rotor.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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