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

Niger in 2022 accounted for about a quarter of the natural uranium supplied to European nuclear power plants, according to data from the atomic organisation Euratom.

From Barron's

But climate change is hitting the region hard, triggering water shortages that hobble the vast Toktogul hydro power plant and lead to electricity shortages.

From Barron's

This would have rendered some 584 U.S. counties out of compliance and effectively meant new factories and gas-fired power plants couldn’t be built there.

From The Wall Street Journal

The UK has become the "most expensive place in the world" to build nuclear power plants, according to a government review detailing the "overly complex" bureaucracy around the sector.

From BBC

Others were seen recently near a Belgian military base, a port, and a nuclear power plant.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• power station
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