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
- hydroelectricity noun
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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Example Sentences
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He compared the process to a hydroelectric system.
From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026
He transitioned into a key negotiator with stakeholders including tribes and the federal government, leading to the takedown of four hydroelectric dams.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025
U.S. policymakers sought to out-compete the Soviet Union and to win Afghans’ hearts and minds with all kinds of infrastructure and investment: universities, hospitals, highways, hydroelectric dams, irrigation projects and more.
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025
Later, they bet on renewables, bankrolling enormous hydroelectric projects, solar fields and wind farms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
It was 1998 and they were building a hydroelectric dam on the Taedong River, which forms the southern border of Camp 14.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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