turbines
turbines is the plural of turbine.
Meaning of turbine
Noun
turbine (plural turbines)
- Any of various rotary machines that use the kinetic energy of a continuous stream of fluid (a liquid or a gas) to turn a shaft.
- Upstream from the house is a watermill, cased in gleaming white weather-boarding, which has been restored to working order. Near by is the water-driven turbine which [Rudyard] Kipling had installed in 1902 to light his mansion with electricity.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 98
Phrases with turbines
- gas turbines
- wind turbines
- steam turbines
- Turgo turbines
- Tyson turbines
- water turbines
- Jonval turbines
- Kaplan turbines
- Francis turbines
- ram air turbines
- Rushton turbines
- reaction turbines
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Questions about turbines
- What is turbines the plural of?
- Turbines is the plural of turbine.
Words near turbines in the dictionary
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