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turbine

[tur-bin, -bahyn] / ˈtɜr bɪn, -baɪn /


NOUN
rotary engine
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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

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 chancellor then travels to Hangzhou, often called China's "Silicon Valley," to visit the robotics group Unitree and German turbine maker Siemens Energy.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

These produce renewable electricity by harnessing the energy of flowing water with a turbine, pump, or waterwheel.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

He picks her up and she nuzzles her nose into his neck, purring like a turbine.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson




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