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    GAS TURBINE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    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 turbineplay

    Classified under:

    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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