steam turbine

noun

1. a turbine driven by steam pressure.

steam turbine

noun

1. a turbine driven by steam

Other Words From

• steam-turbine adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of steam turbine¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Environmentalists waged a five-year legal battle against the New Hampshire plants, saying that the owner had discharged warm water from steam turbines into a nearby river without cooling it first to match the natural temperature.

From New York Times

The information Zheng stole was related to the design and manufacture of gas and steam turbines, including turbine blades and turbine seals.

From BBC

CPV said it has combined gas and steam turbine projects in operation in Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, and a wind farm in western Oklahoma.

From Seattle Times

The Chernobyl disaster occurred after a safety test on a nuclear reactor's steam turbine went wrong and the administrators accidentally caused an uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction.

From Salon

The deal will allow EDF to “strengthening its commitment to the nuclear power sector, creating an industry-leading global steam turbine equipment and services provider,” the French group said in a statement Thursday.

From Seattle Times