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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In Switzerland, the Beznau nuclear power plant took both reactors of grid on Friday because the temperature in the River Aare reached 25C, which is considered too high to cool the reactors sufficiently.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 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
A power plant based on element 94 would require perhaps a hundred pounds of the material, rather than the hundred tons thought to be necessary for uranium reactors.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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