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A gas turbine is defined as an engine driven by the pressure of burning compressed air and fuel.
(noun)An example of a gas turbine is the engine used in a locomotive.
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See gas turbine in Webster's New World College Dictionary
a turbine driven by the pressure of a burning mixture of compressed air and fuel
See gas turbine in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
An internal-combustion engine consisting essentially of an air compressor, combustion chamber, and turbine wheel that is turned by the expanding products of combustion.
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