turbine

Definition

  • noun: an engine that has a part with blades that are caused to spin by pressure from water, steam, or air
  • noun: a rotary engine actuated by the reaction or impulse or both of a current of fluid (as water, steam, or air) subject to pressure and usually made with a series of curved vanes on a central rotating spindle

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Movie quotes

  • (..) Go look and see. Whoa. What happened? You made my sleigh fly. What do you mean? Well, before the turbine days, This baby used to run solely on Christmas spirit. You believed in me. You made my sleigh fly. Hold it... if you're really Santa (..)
    2003 Elf
  • (..) That's shocking. That's why I came up With this little beauty in the 's. WH-what is it? It's a cringle ... A -reindeer power jet turbine engine. Without it, the sleigh couldn't Get more than, uh, a few feet off the ground. Well, it looks like we got (..)
    2003 Elf