Definition of "turbocharger" [turbocharger]

• See turbosupercharger. (noun)

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• "Short for turbocharger, which is a turbine that powers a supercharger."
• "Strickland Jr., the agency's commissioner, "a spray of fuel oil hitting the engine's extremely hot turbocharger" may have started a small fire, melting the cover of the turbocharger, which is directly above larger fuel pipes."
• "Class leading levels of torque and highly competitive specific power outputs are delivered thanks to the adoption of a comparatively large single turbocharger, which is mounted within the vee of the engine, an intercooler and the use of the latest generation of Bosch common-rail fuel injection."