1
: coupled directly to a driving turbine
turbofan
2
: consisting of or incorporating a turbine
turbojet engine
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Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
As explained to us by Simon Newton, the director of vehicle performance, this iteration of the engine features cylinder heads, cam profiles, compression ratios, and turbos that have all been modified.
—Jonny Lieberman, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
Biggest turbos ever The ZR1’s engine, dubbed LT7, shares much with the 5.5 L naturally aspirated LT6 engine in the less-powerful, cheaper Z06.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
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LG provides 2 swappable batteries—each lasting 60 minutes, which is a ridiculously-long run time for a cordless stick vacuum cleaner, and there are three suction power modes to choose from (standard, power, and turbo).
—Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
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Without the compounds in ayahuasca that slow the breakdown of DMT in your body—or the ones that notoriously make ayahuasca drinkers vomit—the substance flashes through the brain at turbo speed.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
As explained to us by Simon Newton, the director of vehicle performance, this iteration of the engine features cylinder heads, cam profiles, compression ratios, and turbos that have all been modified.
—Jonny Lieberman, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
Biggest turbos ever The ZR1’s engine, dubbed LT7, shares much with the 5.5 L naturally aspirated LT6 engine in the less-powerful, cheaper Z06.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
Trending Video Inside Walton Goggins’s Enchanting 1920s New York Lodge
LG provides 2 swappable batteries—each lasting 60 minutes, which is a ridiculously-long run time for a cordless stick vacuum cleaner, and there are three suction power modes to choose from (standard, power, and turbo).
—Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Turbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turbo. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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