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   turbine

   /ˈtəːbʌɪn/

   noun

   • 1. a machine for producing continuous power in which a wheel or rotor, typically fitted with vanes, is made to revolve by a fast-moving flow of water, steam, gas, air, or other fluid.

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from French, from Latin turbo, turbin- ‘spinning top, whirl’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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