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turbo-
word-forming element, abstracted c. 1900 from
turbine
; influenced by Latin
turbo
"spinning top." E.g.
turbocharger
(1934), aeronautic
turboprop
(1945, with second element short for
propeller
);
turbojet
(1945).
