gas turbine
noun
: an internal combustion engine in which expanding gases from the combustion chamber drive the blades of a turbine
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The city is home to Parker’s gas turbine fuel systems division. 
Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2022 The World Will Bear the CostA leak of oil was detected at a gas turbine that helps pump gas into the link, Gazprom said. Time, 2 Sep. 2022 Powered by four gas turbine engines, its top speed is estimated at 32 mph (52 kph) with a range of 8,600 miles (13,890 kilometers). Brad Lendon, Vedika Sud And Esha Mitra, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday said Russia has no reason to hold up the return of a gas turbine for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline that has been stranded in Germany ever since being returned from Canada amid an escalating energy standoff. Katya Soldak, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 Under pressure from Europe, Ottawa agreed to allow a gas turbine used in the Nord Stream 1 pipeline that had been undergoing repairs in Canada to be returned to Germany. Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 12 July 2022 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to keep a gas turbine sent to the country for repairs and not return it to Europe where it would be used on the Nord Stream pipeline. Bloomberg.com, 23 June 2022 Gazprom’s management blamed Western sanctions that caused a delay in the return of a key gas turbine from its scheduled maintenance in Canada as the reason for invoking the force majeure provision. Will Daniel, Fortune, 21 July 2022 Electrolysis, gas turbine energy conversion and salt cavern storage at scale have independently been implemented, but combining them has never been attempted. Forbes, 7 July 2022 See More
Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2022 The World Will Bear the CostA leak of oil was detected at a gas turbine that helps pump gas into the link, Gazprom said. Time, 2 Sep. 2022 Powered by four gas turbine engines, its top speed is estimated at 32 mph (52 kph) with a range of 8,600 miles (13,890 kilometers). Brad Lendon, Vedika Sud And Esha Mitra, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday said Russia has no reason to hold up the return of a gas turbine for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline that has been stranded in Germany ever since being returned from Canada amid an escalating energy standoff. Katya Soldak, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 Under pressure from Europe, Ottawa agreed to allow a gas turbine used in the Nord Stream 1 pipeline that had been undergoing repairs in Canada to be returned to Germany. Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 12 July 2022 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to keep a gas turbine sent to the country for repairs and not return it to Europe where it would be used on the Nord Stream pipeline. Bloomberg.com, 23 June 2022 Gazprom’s management blamed Western sanctions that caused a delay in the return of a key gas turbine from its scheduled maintenance in Canada as the reason for invoking the force majeure provision. Will Daniel, Fortune, 21 July 2022 Electrolysis, gas turbine energy conversion and salt cavern storage at scale have independently been implemented, but combining them has never been attempted. Forbes, 7 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1904, in the meaning defined above
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