gas plant

American  

noun

1. a plant, Dictamnus albus, of the rue family, native to Eurasia, having clusters of white or reddish flowers and strong-smelling foliage that emits a flammable vapor.

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gas plant British  

noun

1. Also called: burning bush.   dittany.   fraxinella.  an aromatic white-flowered Eurasian rutaceous plant, Dictamnus albus, that emits a vapour capable of being ignited

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gas plant

Previously filed permits for the plant show it would have 35 turbines and generate 7.65 gigawatts -- larger than any gas plant currently operating in the United States.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

"We cut our weekend short and headed back to Buckie," said Grieve, who works at the St Fergus gas plant, near Peterhead in Aberdeenshire.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Combined-cycle plants, which are a grid workhorse and the most efficient gas plant, capture waste heat from turbines to generate more electricity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Some of the power could be generated by a new on-site gas plant, and some will likely come from the state’s power grid, according to the project’s concept plan.

From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026

His father, who worked at a natural gas plant for Gulf as a shift supervisor, had not gone to the game that day.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger