megawatt

noun

mega·​watt ˈme-gə-ˌwät 

: one million watts

Examples of megawatt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Two sites in the city, the Indian Hill substation and the Raymond substation, have been identified as being suitable for a 10-megawatt battery. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026

The site will house two buildings that could support up to 400 megawatts of IT capacity. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2026

Blackstone is committing $5 billion in initial equity to the venture, with plans to bring 500 megawatts of capacity online by 2027 and scale from there. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 June 2026

The Nebius data center currently under construction will start at 200 megawatts and will increase to at least 800 megawatts, with the potential of building up to 1200 megawatts over several years. — Ilana Arougheti june 26, Kansas City Star, 26 June 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