| NOUN | artifact | gas turbine | turbine that converts the chemical energy of a liquid fuel into mechanical energy by internal combustion |
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| Meaning | turbine that converts the chemical energy of a liquid fuel into mechanical energy by internal combustion; gaseous products of the fuel (which is burned in compressed air) are expanded through a turbine. | |
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| Part of | fanjet, fan-jet, fanjet engine, turbojet, turbojet engine, turbofan, turbofan engine | A jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust |
| gas-turbine ship | A ship powered by a gas turbine | |
| Broader | turbine | rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate |
| Spanish | turbina de gas | |
| Catalan | turbina de gas | |
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