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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A blower or compressor, usually driven by the engine, for supplying air under high pressure to the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine.

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  • noun inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle), normally powered from the crankshaft.

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  • noun compressor that forces increased oxygen into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine

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Examples

  • SMS 296 supercharger, which is applicable to both the 5.7L and 6.1L HEMI V8 engines.

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  • The supercharger is a sixth-generation Eaton twin-vortex system that feeds air through twin intercoolers.

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  • A supercharger is a belt driven device that forces air into an internal combustion engine.

    Ride Lust - Motion + Mobility 2008

  • A supercharger is a belt driven device that forces air into an internal combustion engine.

    Ride Lust - Motion + Mobility 2008

  • It has a glass roof, a glowing neon-blue interior, and something called a supercharger that can be bolted into it, all of which sounds a little too Fortress of Solitude to you — like you said, you’re trying to wean yourself from the Kingdom of the Dork.

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  • I am almost surprised by this, given the hybrid has a good V-6 engine teamed with an electric motor that acts as a kind of supercharger to boost speed.

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  • Open slots in the hood with "supercharger" written alongside, and the rich honeycomb grille, draw attention to the sedan.

    chicagotribune.com - 2009

  • Open slots in the hood with "supercharger" written alongside, and the rich honeycomb grille, draw attention to the sedan.

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  • Oka: In the beginning, Hiro's powerless, and Ando has a kind of supercharger power, so Hiro is trying to nudge him on.

    SCI FI Wire Ian Spelling 2009

  • Oka: In the beginning, Hiro’s powerless, and Ando has a kind of supercharger power, so Hiro is trying to nudge him on.

    Holding out for a Hiro: Masi Oka on Heroes: Fugitives 2009

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