power plant
Americannoun
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a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.
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the machinery for supplying power for a particular mechanical process or operation.
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the engine, motor, or other power source along with related ignition, transmission, etc., components of a vehicle, aircraft, machine, etc.
noun
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the complex, including machinery, associated equipment, and the structure housing it, that is used in the generation of power, esp electrical power
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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
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Iran's state media reported US missiles struck close to the Gulf island of Qeshm, near the Strait of Hormuz, as well as in Bandar Abbas and Bushehr - the site of a nuclear power plant.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Yet carbon capture and storage had barely been tested, and no experts interviewed could recall a commercial power plant using it.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
Microsoft, for example, struck a 20-year agreement with Chevron to power its AI data center in Texas with an off-grid, natural-gas-fired power plant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
The companies are forming a power plant that would draw power from Sunrun and Tesla home battery systems and Renew smart thermostats.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
To him, he couldn’t have landed any closer to his original dream, because now, as a power plant manager, he gets to create electricity out of thin air—literally—using natural gas.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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