turbine
Example Sentences
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“At the end of March, we’ll lose access to the vessel required to complete installation of the remaining turbines,” Parks says.
For decades companies have been drilling deep underground to find pockets of extremely hot water that can be piped to the surface and used to spin turbines that generate electricity.
From Barron's
Traditional heat engines, such as internal combustion engines and steam turbines, operate by turning thermal energy into mechanical motion, or simply converting heat into movement.
From Science Daily
He singled out China, claiming that although it made lots of wind turbines, he had not "been able to find any wind farms in China."
From BBC
Many U.S. factories get machines, turbines and components from Europe, and tariffs raise their costs.
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