turbosupercharger

noun

tur·​bo·​supercharger

"+

: a turbine compressor driven by hot exhaust gases of an airplane engine for feeding rarefied air at high altitudes into the carburetor of the engine at sea-level pressure so as to increase engine efficiency and the plane's rate of climb

Word History

Etymology

turbo- + supercharger

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