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Synonyms

power station

American  

noun

Electricity.

  1. a generating station.

power station British  

noun

  1. an electrical generating station

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Etymology

Origin of power station

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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Embassy in Kuwait and Qatar’s key power station and main liquefied-natural-gas plant were struck by Iranian drones, among other targets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Now the new lightweight disco in a lobster pot has been tested, everyone hopes this final chapter in the extraordinary story of Britain's new nuclear power station will be complete.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Think of a portable power station as a huge phone brick, one big enough to keep your milk from spoiling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

The last power station using black coal closed last year, and coal prices are too low to even cover the costs of mining, she told AFP.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

She didn’t give up on me, even though I knew as much about being Jewish as I know about building a nuclear power station out of Popsicle sticks.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

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