Turbines are commonly used to provide engine power. Airplane jet engines and nuclear-powered ships use turbines to propel themselves, and gas turbines have been used to power ships, trains, cars and tanks.
The Document and Its Legacy. Written in Latin, the Magna Carta (or Great Charter) was effectively the first written constitution in European history. Of its 63 clauses, many concerned the various property rights of barons and other powerful citizens, suggesting the limited intentions of the framers.
Definition of Magna Carta. 1  1 : a charter of liberties to which the English barons forced King John to give his assent in June 1215 at Runnymede. 2  2 : a document constituting a fundamental guarantee of rights and privileges.