hydroelectric
Americanadjective
adjective
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generated by the pressure of falling water
hydroelectric power
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of or concerned with the generation of electricity by water pressure
a hydroelectric scheme
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of hydroelectric
Vocabulary lists containing hydroelectric
Elements of the Universe: Hydr, Hydro ("Water")
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Human Geography - Middle School
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Nepali army troops and engineers were working on Sunday to rescue workers believed trapped in a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydroelectric site after they successfully inserted a pipe into the passage.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Lenín Moreno insisted he had not taken money from a Chinese firm which secured a contract to build a hydroelectric plant in the Latin American nation.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The country is less reliant on imports and has a more diverse energy mix that makes use of its hydroelectric Alpine dams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Ray Rising, who had lived with his family at the compound for hydroelectric plant workers, lost his wife and three children when the flood hit their wooden bungalow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
A hundred yards away was a concrete buttress dam, which supplied hydroelectric power to Port-au-Prince.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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