power plant
noun
a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.
powerplant
-
a variation of
power plant.
Example Sentences
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As well-equipped as it is in other ways, the GV70 is let down by its legacy V6 powerplant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
General Electric and Safran SA, who jointly make the CFM56 powerplant, say they’ve been assisting in the probe of what regulators determined were faked certification documents and unapproved parts for the engine repairs.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
The nearby nuclear powerplant in the city of Enerhodar has long been under Russian control.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2023
Arrows show the security route in front of the generator of reactor block A at a nuclear powerplant in Biblis, Germany.
From Reuters ● Mar. 8, 2022
The engine was of normal stationary powerplant design, having a heavy base and two heavy flywheels, one on each side of the crank.
From The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design by Leonard S. Hobbs
