How to Use supercharger in a Sentence

supercharger

noun
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  • Its supercharger station in Milford is now the largest on the East Coast.
    — Dana Hull, Bloomberg.com, 21 May 2017
  • The supercharger housing pokes up a little above the hood, which helps a lot with cooling.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 11 Oct. 2017
  • Saleen starts with Ford's 4.6-liter V-8 and injects a Roots-type supercharger into the mix.
    — David Dewhurst, Car and Driver, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Pop the hood to check out the V-8 engine, take a spin through the interior or build on a supercharger on the floor of your living room.
    — Jonathan Bender, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Its predatory side is subtly present in the whine of the supercharger and the rumble of exhaust.
    — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Feb. 2018
  • The supercharger package runs $9725 and includes most of the first package.
    — Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 20 July 2023
  • And the delicious sound of a whining supercharger is a bonus.
    — Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
  • One can recharge half the battery in half an hour when it’s plugged into a supercharger, which is unique to Tesla cars only.
    — Alex Schiffer, Washington Post, 10 July 2017
  • That is correct, by the way; the engines have both supercharger and turbocharger.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 17 Oct. 2018
  • But there's no mid-race supercharger waiting on pit row.
    — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, 17 July 2017
  • View 82 Photos Bentley says the diesel is slightly heavier than the W-12 thanks to the iron block and the additional supercharger.
    — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 22 Sep. 2017
  • And the question of where you’re supposed to charge—Tesla has done a brilliant job of addressing that on the road with its supercharger network.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 24 Nov. 2020
  • The automaker has superchargers around the Bay Area, but its first in SF proper won't open until later in 2018.
    — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, 10 Oct. 2018
  • Canyonlands and Arches, our fourth and fifth parks, were located within a short drive of a supercharger in Moab.
    — Andrew Moseman, Outside Online, 7 Apr. 2020
  • This model is a reproduction of the car that appeared in the Mad Max films, all the way down to the supercharger, the cut-out bonnet to fit it, and a big red switch on the gear shifter to activate it.
    — Fortune, 13 Jan. 2018
  • A Supercharger station like Arlington’s will do that job in about an hour.
    — Robert Cadwallader, star-telegram.com, 25 May 2017
  • That being said, the supercharger cost nearly a quarter of the car’s original price tag and just 12 customers were willing to pay.
    — Ben Stewart, Popular Mechanics, 13 Apr. 2023
  • But the optional engine, a 3.0-liter inline-six with an electric supercharger and a twin-scroll turbo, is new to the lineup.
    — Annie White, Car and Driver, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Photo: Chevrolet The ZR1 has no trouble breathing, thanks to the immense supercharger sticking through the hood.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2018
  • The honking supercharger bulges into the driver’s forward view, blocking the lower third of the windshield.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2018
  • As for charging, the boat takes 10 hours when plugged into an AC outlet, four hours when plugged into a DC outlet and just an hour-and-a-half when plugged into a supercharger.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 May 2021
  • Compared to the now decade-old 5-watt charging technology, any one of these USB-C setups feels like a cell phone supercharger.
    — Max Lockie, Quartz, 13 Oct. 2020
  • The supercharger is a 2.65L Roots-type, mounted upside down so that the heavy stuff is lower down, improving the car's center of gravity.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 29 Oct. 2019
  • If that’s not enough power, though, the second model is fitted with a supercharger that boosts output up to a monstrous 800 horses.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 June 2023
  • The supercharger with twin-screw rotors has an electronic bypass valve to hold boost pressure to a maximum of 11.6 psi.
    — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Feb. 2018
  • However, by relocating the air-con unit to the front trunk, Theon Design could use the same mounting points to bolt on a centrifugal supercharger.
    — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Farley may not take the Cybertruck seriously, but the same can’t be said for Tesla—or its supercharger network.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 June 2023
  • In case that’s not enough grunt for you, the car is also equipped with a Gen 5 Whipple supercharger system that can produce more than 775 hp, along with an array of performance upgrades.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 July 2021
  • Tesla has just eight supercharger stations in South Dakota, and none in its northern neighbor.
    — Wired, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Drivers of Ford electric cars have now gained access to Tesla’s supercharger network, using an adapter provided free by Ford.
    — Brad Templeton, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024

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