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hydropower


hy·dro·pow·er

noun \ˈhī-drə-ˌpau̇(-ə)r\

: electricity produced from machines that are run by moving water

Full Definition of HYDROPOWER

:  hydroelectric power
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First Known Use of HYDROPOWER

1933

Rhymes with HYDROPOWER

coffee hour, cooling tower, credit hour, flower power, golden shower, happy hour, ivory tower, motive power, police power, quarter hour, staying power, trumpet flower, virgin's bower, water tower, zero hour

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