geared turbine


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geared turbine

[¦gird ′tər·bən]
(mechanical engineering)
A turbine connected to a set of reduction gears.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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