power station

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noun Electricity.

a generating station.

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Origin of power station

First recorded in 1900–05

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Examples from the Web for power station

This arrangement brings the generators and the floor of the power-station within a few feet of the level of the tail-water.
Electric Transmission of Water Power|Alton D. Adams
In the course of the day he reached a power-station near the foot of the canyon.
King Coal|Upton Sinclair
He had travelled all the way from Naples, Heaven knows how, to find his two sons, supposed to be working in the power-station.
Letters from America|Rupert Brooke
The electric light gave the merest flicker—they were doing something at the power-station—and then burned quietly on.
The Tower of Oblivion|Oliver Onions

On the roof of the power-station at Cañon Ferry a vertical entry is made with the 50,000-volt circuit.
Electric Transmission of Water Power|Alton D. Adams

British Dictionary definitions for power station

power station

noun

an electrical generating station

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