turbocharger

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turbocharger

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Contraction of turbosupercharger.

noun turbochargers

An inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle), powered from the exhaust air. This is a 16-cylinder unit with the cylinders arranged in vee formation, operating on the four-stroke cycle and pressure-charged by four Napier exhaust gas-driven turbo-chargers.
Similar: turbo, turbosupercharger

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noun inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine

Español	turbo, turbocargador
中文	渦輪增壓器 /涡轮增压器
Deutsch	Turbolader, Kompressor
Română	turbocompresor
Русский	турбонадду́в turbonaddúv

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@misc{turbocharger_2026,
  title = {turbocharger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/turbocharger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}