kilowatt

noun

kilo·​watt ˈki-lə-ˌwät 

ˈkē-lə-

: 1000 watts

Examples of kilowatt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Average peak demand savings reached 16,592 kilowatts per event, equivalent to the peak electricity needs of approximately 4,150 homes. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026

Of the generators, 384 are for critical emergencies, according to IDEM documents, and can produce 2,750 kilowatts of power per generator. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Doosan, the parent company of HyAxiom, produces a 440-kilowatt solid-oxide fuel cell system. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026

That model still makes sense for cloud or enterprise IT workloads running at five to 30 kilowatts a rack. — Steve Altizer, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing kilowatt

• kilowatt-hour

Rhymes for kilowatt

• aeronaut
• aforethought
• afterthought
• apricot
• argonaut
• astronaut
• camelot
• coffeepot
• concordat
• cosmonaut
• entrepot
• flowerpot

Kids Definition

kilowatt

noun

kilo·​watt ˈkil-ə-ˌwät 

: 1000 watts

Medical Definition

kilowatt

noun

kilo·​watt ˈkil-ə-ˌwät 

: 1000 watts