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)

Examples of power plant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Their efforts have shifted the needle; the US last year recorded a jump in its greenhouse gas emissions, driven in large part by power plants burning more coal. — Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

The site sits near existing industrial infrastructure, including a power plant and reclaimed water systems. — Sayri Proano, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2026

According to emails Cook obtained through a records request, a Diode project development manager said the data center’s power plant would generate between 80 and 150 megawatts of electricity. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026

To prepare for this phase, Proxima previously finalized an agreement with RWE to site the first commercial power plant at a former nuclear fission facility in Gundremmingen, Bavaria. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for power plant

• confidante
• interplant
• sycophant
• ant
• aunt
• cant
• chant
• gant
• lant
• pant
• quant
• rant

Kids Definition

power plant

noun

: a building in which electric power is generated