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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A turbine operated by highly pressurized steam directed against vanes on a rotor.
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- noun A system of
angled andshaped blades arranged on arotor through whichsteam is passed togenerate rotational energy . Today, normally used inpower stations .
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- noun turbine in which steam strikes blades and makes them turn
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bilby commented on the word steam turbine
Energy! Yeah!
October 21, 2008