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supercharger

noun

Etymology

From super- + charger.

  1. inherited from chargere
  2. prefixed as supercharger — “super + charger”

Definitions

  1. An inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle).

    • The grey Bentley convertible, the 1933 4½-litre with the Amherst-Villiers supercharger, had been brought round a few minutes earlier from the garage where he kept it and the engine had kicked directly he pressed the self-starter.

  2. A device that can rapidly recharge a battery cell/pack.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA