turbinelike

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

turbine +‎ -like

Adjective[edit]

turbinelike (comparative more turbinelike, superlative most turbinelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a turbine.
    • 2007 December 9, Norman Mayersohn, “Hydrogen Car Is Here, a Bit Ahead of Its Time”, in New York Times[1]:
      Accelerating onto Interstate 10, though, incites a turbinelike zing — quite pleasant, really, if not as satisfying as the guttural bark of a V-8 — and the Clarity blends effortlessly into traffic.