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turbine

[tur-bin, -bahyn] / ˈtɜr bɪn, -baɪn /


NOUN
rotary engine
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Nikolai, the turbine engineer, was married with two sons at the time of the accident.

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

"In the beginning, it was a shipyard. We built a good dozen ships a year. Now we build dozens of wind turbine towers. It's quite different," she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

With a steady hand, she manoeuvred a huge wind turbine section, five metres in diameter, across the yard.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

The three skeletal warriors who’d been chasing me in the turbine room now appeared on the stairs.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan




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