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A turbopump is used with rocket engines to provide pressure for the fuel and oxidizer to be injected into the combustion chamber. A turbopump is used when it is infeasable to use a pressue-fed engine, which requires much stronger tanks to hold the fuel and oxidizer.
External Links
Rocketdyne's Engineering Journal of Power Technology: 'Turbopumps for Liquid Rocket Engines' http://www.engineeringatboeing.com/articles/turbopump.jsp