turbocharger means An inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle), powered from the exhaust air. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
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- 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.”