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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Gunvor and peers Vitol and Trafigura have used those profits to acquire assets ranging from refineries and oil fields to power plants and wind farms.
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CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
In such power plants, hundreds of mirrors focus sunlight onto a central tower that absorbs heat and converts it into energy.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
The site was created by Danny Lakey, who helped organize the incorporation effort as a last ditch effort to fight noise pollution from MARA and pollution from nearby power plants.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2025
Dozens of power plants have been used throughout its lifespan, from the same mill found in the Suzuki Hayabusa superbike to small-displacement V-8s, but a classic combination is a Ford Duratec inline-four delivering about 280 hp.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
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CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
In such power plants, hundreds of mirrors focus sunlight onto a central tower that absorbs heat and converts it into energy.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
The site was created by Danny Lakey, who helped organize the incorporation effort as a last ditch effort to fight noise pollution from MARA and pollution from nearby power plants.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2025
Dozens of power plants have been used throughout its lifespan, from the same mill found in the Suzuki Hayabusa superbike to small-displacement V-8s, but a classic combination is a Ford Duratec inline-four delivering about 280 hp.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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