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Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: Latin turbo 'fast spinning movement, whirlwind'

turbine

 noun
     
Related topics: Power
tur‧bine [countable]
TP an engine or motor in which the pressure of a liquid or gas moves a special wheel around
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