"topping cycle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: topping cycles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} topping cycle (plural topping cycles)
  1. (engineering) The high-temperature power cycle of a combined cycle power plant. Categories (topical): Engineering
    Sense id: en-topping_cycle-en-noun-AbiCaptX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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