kilowatt

noun

kilo·​watt ˈki-lə-ˌwät 

ˈkē-lə-

: 1000 watts

Examples of kilowatt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For motorists with electric vehicles, the average kilowatt hour cost at charging stations in Florida on Sunday rounded up to 41 cents, a rate mostly unchanged since early March. — News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

Commonly reported at approximately 60 kilowatts, HELIOS can damage unmanned aircraft or interfere with electro-optical sensors without firing a missile. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

The house has a metal roof, extensive stone construction, a roughly 38-kilowatt solar system and 10 Tesla batteries. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026

For reference, that’s 200,000 kilowatts; the average home uses 30 kilowatts a day. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 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