TURBO
What does "TURBO" mean?
A turbocharger; a device that forces extra air into an engine to boost its power.
Meanings
- A turbocharger driven by exhaust gases that compresses intake air to increase engine power. You can hear the turbo spool up when he floors it.
- Fitted with or relating to a turbocharger; informally, very fast or high-powered. She bought the turbo model for the extra punch. informal
Did you know?
- The tiny turbine inside a car's turbo can whirl at more than 100,000 rpm - many times faster than the engine it is feeding.
Word origin
A shortening of 'turbocharger', from Latin 'turbo' (a spinning top, a whirl), the same root behind 'turbine' and 'turbulent'.
Remember it
TURBO comes from Latin for a spinning top - so a turbo is literally a 'whirl' bolted to your engine.
A little poem
The wasted breath an engine threw away-
spun back as thrust, and turned exhaust to play.
couplet
Wordplay
- The turbo and the turbine walked into a bar spinning the same story - turns out they share a Latin root and a lot of revolutions.
What it teaches
Real power often comes from reclaiming what you were about to waste.
Quick facts
What does TURBO mean?
A turbocharger; a device that forces extra air into an engine to boost its power.
Is TURBO a valid word?
Yes — TURBO is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is TURBO?
TURBO has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does TURBO come from?
A shortening of 'turbocharger', from Latin 'turbo' (a spinning top, a whirl), the same root behind 'turbine' and 'turbulent'.
What can TURBO teach us?
Real power often comes from reclaiming what you were about to waste.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.