power plant
noun
1
: an electric utility generating station
2
: an engine and related parts supplying the motive power of a self-propelled object (such as a rocket or automobile)
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Wind and solar power plants replaced coal and natural-gas power plants.
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 29 May 2026
Over the past few months, Ukrainian drones have crashed into the chimney of a power plant in Estonia, hit empty fuel tanks in Latvia and been shot down by Romanian fighter jets stationed in Lithuania.
—Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Methane gas pipelines and power plants, along with their associated infrastructure, like compressor stations, metering and regulation stations, already run beneath our forests, through our neighborhoods, under our rivers, and in our communities.
—Sydney Collins, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026
Russia’s floating power plant In 2020, Russia’s Akademik Lomonosov, a floating nuclear power facility became operational.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 29 May 2026
Over the past few months, Ukrainian drones have crashed into the chimney of a power plant in Estonia, hit empty fuel tanks in Latvia and been shot down by Romanian fighter jets stationed in Lithuania.
—Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Methane gas pipelines and power plants, along with their associated infrastructure, like compressor stations, metering and regulation stations, already run beneath our forests, through our neighborhoods, under our rivers, and in our communities.
—Sydney Collins, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026
Russia’s floating power plant In 2020, Russia’s Akademik Lomonosov, a floating nuclear power facility became operational.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for power plant
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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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