Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A supercharger that uses an exhaust-driven turbine to maintain air-intake pressure especially in high-altitude aircraft.
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- noun automotive, dated a
turbocharger , an exhaust-powered turbine used to power increased air intake to an internal combustion engine ; an exhaust-turbine powered (in place of engine-powered) supercharger. - noun automotive a
twincharger , combination of asupercharger and aturbocharger .
Etymologies
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turbo- + supercharger
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Examples
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Logically then, adding a turbine to turn the supercharger would yield a "turbosupercharger".
Autoblog 2009
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