megawatt

noun

mega·​watt ˈme-gə-ˌwät 

: one million watts

Examples of megawatt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The blast triggered by a buildup of methane gas tore through the tunnel Monday at the 500-megawatt Teesta Hydroelectric Project in northeastern Sikkim state in the Himalayas. — ABC News, 22 July 2026

Pleasant Valley 1, since sold to a different operator, generates 200 megawatts of electricity. — Mark Dee july 22, Idaho Statesman, 22 July 2026

The following auction climbed further, to just over $329 per megawatt-day for 2026/2027, the market's price cap for a second consecutive year. — Anna Demeo, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Developers also say that the tower would produce its own electricity — 30 megawatts — on site with natural gas fuel cells, off the Evergy grid with diesel generators as backup, and would not affect electric bills. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

mega- + watt

First Known Use

circa 1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for megawatt

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

Medical Definition

megawatt

noun

mega·​watt ˈmeg-ə-ˌwät 

: one million watts

—abbreviation MW