turbocharger

English

Etymology

Contraction of turbosupercharger.

Noun

turbocharger (plural turbochargers)

  2. An inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle), powered from the exhaust air.
    Synonyms: turbo (clipping), turbosupercharger
    Hypernym: supercharger (broad sense)
    Hyponym: e-turbocharger
    Coordinate terms: supercharger (precise sense), turbosupercharger, twincharger
    • 1958 June, “Main-Line Diesel-Electric Locomotives for the Eastern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 393:
      This is a 16-cylinder unit with the cylinders arranged in vee formation, operating on the four-stroke cycle and pressure-charged by four Napier exhaust gas-driven turbo-chargers.

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