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noun, plural -bos.
1.
2.
Informal. turbocharger.
3.
an automobile powered by an internal-combustion engine equipped with a turbocharger.
Origin:
1655–65, in sense “tornado”; 1900–05 for def. 1; in part < Latin turbō top, whirlwind, in part by shortening of turbocharged or turbocharger
1655–65, in sense “tornado”; 1900–05 for def. 1; in part < Latin turbō top, whirlwind, in part by shortening of turbocharged or turbocharger
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Turbo
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Word Origin & History
turbo-
formed c.1900 from turbine, influenced by L. turbo "spinning top."
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| turbo turbocharger |
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