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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Microsoft is constructing a solar power plant in Portage County to put 250-megawatts back into the grid. Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025 Housed in a revitalized power plant, the property blends industrial history with modern luxury. Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025 The new 400-megawatt power plant will be built at an industrial site run by Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), which already has nearly a decade of experience in safely storing CO₂ from ethanol production. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025 One of them, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, noticed the distress messages coming from the power plant. Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for power plant

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of power plant was in 1871

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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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power plant

noun
: a building in which electric power is generated

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