power plant

American  

Or powerplant

noun

1. a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.

2. the machinery for supplying power for a particular mechanical process or operation.

3. the engine, motor, or other power source along with related ignition, transmission, etc., components of a vehicle, aircraft, machine, etc.

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power plant British  

noun

1. the complex, including machinery, associated equipment, and the structure housing it, that is used in the generation of power, esp electrical power

2. 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

"Gradually loading nuclear power plant units to their nominal capacity takes time," it added.

From Barron's

His latest show, “Liminals,” opened last week in a former power plant in Berlin and includes a film of a faceless person navigating mysterious voids.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Texas and the mid-Atlantic, several power plants have gone offline because of the cold, but it hasn’t yet caused the grid to buckle.

From Barron's

In Texas and the mid-Atlantic, several power plants have gone offline because of the cold, but it hasn’t yet caused the grid to buckle.

From Barron's

As these columns have warned, retirements of baseload power plants have constrained supply at the same time as demand is increasing from data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• power station
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