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turbine

[tur-bin, -bahyn] / ˈtɜr bɪn, -baɪn /


NOUN
rotary engine
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The margin squeeze does not resolve until new generation capacity comes online — which, given gas turbine lead times now running up to seven years, is not soon.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Nikolai Solovyov was working as a lead engineer in the turbine hall at the time.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The windswept community is home to historic mill houses and a new low-income housing complex right next to where the turbine components will be stacked and assembled.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

"An electric car contains 80 kg of copper, compared with 20 kg in a conventional one," he notes, while "a wind turbine contains between four and ten tons of copper per megawatt."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The steam is used to turn a turbine, which generates electricity.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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