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steam turbines

steam turbines is the plural of steam turbine.

Meaning of steam turbine

Noun

steam turbine (plural steam turbines)

  1. A system of angled and shaped blades arranged on a rotor through which steam is passed to generate rotational energy. Today, normally used in power stations.
    • It was opened in 1904 as the largest traction power station in Europe and one of the first to use steam turbines, which have been the only game in town for power stations ever since.2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 139

Questions about steam turbines

What is steam turbines the plural of?
Steam turbines is the plural of steam turbine.

Words near steam turbines in the dictionary

  1. steam train
  2. steam trains
  3. steam tunnel
  4. steam tunnels
  5. steam turbine
  6. steam turbines
  7. steam up
  8. steam wagon
  9. steam wagons
  10. steam yacht
  11. steam yachts

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