power plant

American  

Or powerplant

noun

1. a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.

2. the machinery for supplying power for a particular mechanical process or operation.

3. the engine, motor, or other power source along with related ignition, transmission, etc., components of a vehicle, aircraft, machine, etc.

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power plant British  

noun

1. the complex, including machinery, associated equipment, and the structure housing it, that is used in the generation of power, esp electrical power

2. the equipment supplying power to a particular machine or for a particular operation or process

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Etymology

Origin of power plant

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Meta will fund seven new natural gas power plants totaling more than 5,200 megawatts, 240 miles of 500 kilovolt transmission lines and battery energy storage across three locations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Japan's government plans to temporarily lift restrictions on coal-fired power plants as it seeks to ease an energy crunch caused by the Middle East war, officials said.

From Barron's

Aberdeen likes industrial conglomerate Hitachi, whose joint venture with General Electric is slated to build “small modular” nuclear power plants across the Southeast.

From Barron's

Summit, N.J.-based ECP invests in both gas-fired and renewable power plants, as well as businesses that help make energy infrastructure more sustainable.

From The Wall Street Journal

Earlier this week, stocks advanced and investors cheered a social-media post from the president saying that the U.S. military would postpone strikes on Iranian power plants.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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