power station
Americannoun
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power stations
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of power station
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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The Nepal Electricity Authority said 11 hydropower stations and one solar power station, with a combined capacity of 431.1 megawatts, had stopped operating.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Houses and other structures have disappeared, including bridges and a hydroelectric power station.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
However this was not an attack on an essential service such as a large power station.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
At the Kuchurgan power station, located on the shore of a reservoir bordering Ukraine, she discovers how a facility that once powered a chunk of the former Soviet empire now enables a digital gold rush.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
And at other locations in the district: the railroad, the granary, the power station, and the armory.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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