megawatt

noun

mega·​watt ˈme-gə-ˌwät 

: one million watts

Examples of megawatt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fusion power company Thea Energy has detailed a fusion power plant designed to continuously supply approximately 400 megawatts of electricity to the grid. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

Cleanview, an energy-data firm tracking the industry, estimates that AI data centers can generate $10 million to $12 million in annual revenue per megawatt. — Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

Christie Brinkley is known for her megawatt smile, her voluminous blonde hair, and her not one, not two, but three consecutive Sports Illustrated covers—an unprecedented number in the magazine’s history. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 8 Sep. 2026

Arcem has plans for a site with up to 500 megawatts capacity. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 8 Sep. 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