GAS TURBINE

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 I. (noun) 

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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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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gas turbine" is a kind of...):

turbine (rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate)

Holonyms ("gas turbine" is a part of...):

fan-jet; fanjet; fanjet engine; turbofan; turbofan engine; turbojet; turbojet 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)

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