/terr"boh/ , n. , pl. turbos .
1. turbine.
2. Informal. turbocharger.
3. an automobile powered by an internal-combustion engine equipped with a turbocharger.
[ 1655-65, in sense "tornado"; 1900-05 for def. 1; in part turbo top, whirlwind, in part by shortening of TURBOCHARGED or TURBOCHARGER ]