megawatt

noun

mega·​watt ˈme-gə-ˌwät How to pronounce megawatt (audio)
: one million watts

Examples of megawatt in a Sentence

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In Monday’s court arguments, representatives for Revolution Wind said the 704-megawatt wind farm was 87% complete. Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026 The nation aims to launch its own megawatt-scale demonstration system by 2030. Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026 The campus would include five buildings, each with a power capacity of 76 megawatts. Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026 Lamberth’s ruling was quickly hailed by officials in both Connecticut and Rhode Island, where Revolution Wind is due to begin providing hundreds of megawatts of power to electric customers later this year. John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for megawatt

Word History

Etymology

mega- + watt

First Known Use

circa 1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of megawatt was circa 1900

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“Megawatt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megawatt. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.

Medical Definition

megawatt

noun
mega·​watt ˈmeg-ə-ˌwät How to pronounce megawatt (audio)
: one million watts
abbreviation MW
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