gas turbine
noun
: an internal combustion engine in which expanding gases from the combustion chamber drive the blades of a turbine
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McCarty, who works as a Navy gas turbine mechanic, lived with his family in military housing on the corner of Salmon Street and Sample Street in the Murphy Canyon area.
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
Power is its largest franchise, specializing in providing reliable and efficient energy solutions mainly through gas turbines but also small modular reactor (SMR) design and services.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 May 2025
And in case the wind should stop blowing or the Texas grid goes down, Crusoe has set up five gas turbines from General Electric Vernova for backup.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
By the end of next year, the 1.5-million-square-foot factory is expected to churn out about 35 percent more gas turbines.
—Rebecca F. Elliott, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
Power is its largest franchise, specializing in providing reliable and efficient energy solutions mainly through gas turbines but also small modular reactor (SMR) design and services.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 May 2025
And in case the wind should stop blowing or the Texas grid goes down, Crusoe has set up five gas turbines from General Electric Vernova for backup.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
By the end of next year, the 1.5-million-square-foot factory is expected to churn out about 35 percent more gas turbines.
—Rebecca F. Elliott, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Gas turbine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20turbine. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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