Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of a turbine.

Etymologies

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turbine +‎ -like

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Examples

  • Chances are you've heard of hybrids and biofuels, but what about oil-producing yeast and turbinelike buoys that transform ocean waves into electricity?

    Quirky Ways of Fueling the Future 2008

  • Chances are you've heard of hybrids and biofuels, but what about oil-producing yeast and turbinelike buoys that transform ocean waves into electricity?

    Powering the Future 2008

  • Deep inside the boat, engines hummed to life with a turbinelike whistle but produced no vibration at all.

    DEEP DOMAIN Howard Weinstein 1987

  • Deep inside the boat, engines hummed to life with a turbinelike whistle but produced no vibration at all.

    DEEP DOMAIN Howard Weinstein 1987

  • Deep inside the boat, engines hummed to life with a turbinelike whistle but produced no vibration at all.

    DEEP DOMAIN Howard Weinstein 1987

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