power station

noun

Examples of power station in a Sentence

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That is an additional industrial sector, sized in power stations. Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026 Life is harder on higher floors Janchuk’s 22-story building is near a power station, and residents can see the missile and drone attacks firsthand, flashes lighting up the horizon at night. Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2026 Oil shortages and obsolete power stations constantly breaking down have made daily hours-long blackouts the new normal. Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026 The cause was identified as a fire on a cable bridge over the Teltow Canal near the Lichterfelde power station, with several cables damaged as a result. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for power station

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of power station was in 1887

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“Power station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20station. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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power station

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