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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A turbine operated by highly pressurized steam directed against vanes on a rotor.

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  1. n. A system of angled and shaped blades arranged on a rotor through which steam is passed to generate rotational energy. Today, normally used in power stations.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. turbine in which steam strikes blades and makes them turn

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  1. turbo
  2. turbo-motor
  3. rotary engine
  4. bwr
  1. pressurized water reactor
  2. pwr
  3. boiling water reactor
  4. rotor
  1. single-stage
  2. turbo-alternater
  3. turbo-dynamo
  4. turbo-pump
  1. turbo-ventilator
  2. turbogenerator
  3. steam turbine
  4. reaction turbine
  1. steam engine
  2. bucket-wheel
  3. screw-engine
  4. turbo-air-compressor
  1. unipolar

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