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boʊ noun, plural tur·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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World English Dictionary
| turbo- | |
| —combining form | |
| of, relating to, or driven by a turbine: turbofan | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
turbo-
formed c.1900 from turbine, influenced by L. turbo "spinning top."
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| turbo turbocharger |
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Example sentences
The junk-bond market's performance has been still more turbo-charged.
Turbo-props fly slower than jets, and are much lighter so do not sit happily sharing approaches to the same runway as jets.
When it is in an electric plant it is called a turbo-alternator.
He needs apparently turbo-charged returns to fund his spending habits.
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