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megawatt
[ meg-uh-wot ]
/ ˈmɛg əˌwɒt /
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noun Electricity.
a unit of power, equal to one million watts. Abbreviation: MW
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British Dictionary definitions for megawatt
megawatt
/ (ˈmɛɡəˌwɒt) /
noun
one million wattsSymbol: MW
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Cultural definitions for megawatt
megawatt
A unit of power: one million watts. A typical large electrical generating plant can produce a thousand megawatts of electricity.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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