turbosupercharger

American  

[tur-boh-soo-per-chahr-jer] / ˌtɜr boʊˈsu pərˌtʃɑr dʒər /

noun

1. (formerly) a turbocharger.

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turbosupercharger British  

/ ˌtɜːbəʊˈsuːpəˌtʃɑːdʒə /

noun

1. obsolete a supercharging device for an internal-combustion engine, consisting of a turbine driven by the exhaust gases

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Etymology

Origin of turbosupercharger

First recorded in 1930–35; turbo- + supercharger

Example Sentences

But metallurgical advance has recently been rapid; much of it has been made in perfecting the turbosupercharger, already in use on some high-altitude combat planes.

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Thus, literally out of thin air, the turbosupercharger emerged last week as a menace to Hitler's power.

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Production bogged in sloughs of tail flutters, engine imperfections, radio quirks, troubles with the turbosupercharger that, with 62 ft. of aluminum air ducts, crams the belly of the ship.

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The first practical turbosupercharger for heavy-duty tractors and earthmovers has been developed by Los Angeles' Garret Corp.

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Combined with a "variable discharge" turbosupercharger manufactured by General Electric Co., it turns into a new engine with greatly increased power and flexibility.

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