hydropower

noun

hy·​dro·​pow·​er ˈhī-drə-ˌpau̇(-ə)r 

: hydroelectric power

Examples of hydropower in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dil Maya Lama stood weeping outside the help desk at the hospital, searching for information about her missing 26-year-old brother, a driver for a hydropower company in Rasuwa. — Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026

Dil Maya Lama stood weeping outside the help desk at the hospital, searching for information about her 26-year-old brother, a driver for a hydropower company in Rasuwa. — Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

The pair are among more than 930 workers unaccounted for at various hydropower projects in the country’s flood zone. — Bhadra Sharma, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management urgently dispatched five tunnel experts to join rescue efforts at a hydropower station tunnel in Nepal, Chinese state media reported on Saturday. — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hydropower

• bour
• dower
• lour
• labour

Kids Definition

hydropower

noun

hy·​dro·​pow·​er ˈhī-drə-ˌpau̇(-ə)r 

: hydroelectric power