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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Only 32 chassis of the model were made, each mated to a six-cylinder power plant.
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2025
But that was still the fourth-highest total statewide that year among power plants and the fifth highest from any type of carbon emitter.
—Jeremy Cox, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
Significant reductions in power plant and automobile emissions were the driving force.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
There is one major difference, however: A power plant will last well into the next century, whereas the tollway will probably be rebuilt several times.
—Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2025
But that was still the fourth-highest total statewide that year among power plants and the fifth highest from any type of carbon emitter.
—Jeremy Cox, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
Significant reductions in power plant and automobile emissions were the driving force.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
There is one major difference, however: A power plant will last well into the next century, whereas the tollway will probably be rebuilt several times.
—Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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