turbo

[ tur-boh ]

/ ˈtɜr boʊ /

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noun, plural tur·bos.

turbine.

Informal. turbocharger.

an automobile powered by an internal-combustion engine equipped with a turbocharger.

Origin of turbo

1655–65, in sense “tornado”; 1900–05 for def. 1; in part <Latin turbō top, whirlwind, in part by shortening of turbocharged or turbocharger

Words nearby turbo

turbine blade, turbinectomy, turbine ventilator, turbinotomy, turbit, turbo, turbocar, turbocharge, turbocharger, turbo-electric, turbofan

Definition for turbo (2 of 2)

turbo-

a combining form representing turbine in compound words: turbojet.

Origin of turbo-

turb(ine) + -o-

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Turbo accepted his fate, but with a bitterness that poisoned his whole nature.
Kophetua the Thirteenth|Julian Corbett
"I would crave your majesty's permission to pursue this subject no further," said Turbo.
Kophetua the Thirteenth|Julian Corbett
The Kallist amendments, dictated by Turbo, were almost indecent in their plain speaking.
Kophetua the Thirteenth|Julian Corbett
"I am in love with her," said Turbo, as coldly as though he were made of stone.
Kophetua the Thirteenth|Julian Corbett

Turbo also, who wrote the victories of these confessors, not long afterwards suffered martyrdom.
The Lives of the Saints, Volume 1 (of 16)|Sabine Baring-Gould

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