gas turbine

noun

1. a turbine utilizing the gaseous products of combustion.

gas turbine

noun

1. an internal-combustion engine in which the expanding gases emerging from one or more combustion chambers drive a turbine. A rotary compressor driven by the turbine compresses the air used for combustion, power being taken either as torque from the turbine or thrust from the expanding gases

gas turbine

1. An internal-combustion engine consisting of an air compressor, combustion chamber, and turbine wheel that is turned by the expanding products of combustion. The four major types of gas turbine engines are the turboprop , turbojet , turbofan, and turboshaft .
2. See more at turbojet

Word History and Origins

Origin of gas turbine¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

The Environmental Protection Agency asked Tennessee Valley in a March 25 letter to redo several aspects of its analysis, citing “numerous” concerns with the plan to install new gas turbines.

From Seattle Times

Research has begun to explore how ammonia could be used to directly power engines, gas turbines, and hydrogen fuel cells, for example.

From Science Daily

Llewellyn leads a team of hundreds of engineers exploring two parallel technology tracks for hydrogen-powered flight, one using electricity from hydrogen fuel cells, the other burning hydrogen directly in a gas turbine jet engine.

From Seattle Times

Dean Hillyer, an engineer for a gas turbine company, first moved to Australia 12 years ago, seeking an alternative to New Zealand’s poor housing stock and miserable South Island winters.

From New York Times

The Sierra Club is suing the utility over its decision to install gas turbines at a retired coal plant in New Johnsonville.

From Seattle Times