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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Our first stop was the power plant, which provided electricity to the hotel and the entire island of Coronado until 1922.
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
The fire broke out Saturday morning on a cable bridge over the Teltow Canal, near the Lichterfelde power plant, according to local authorities.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
To power the site, Musk bought a shuttered Duke Energy power plant across the border in Southaven, Mississippi.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
Large load customers must also install remote power plant equipment, disclose power requests and provide information about on-site backup generators.
—Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 1 Jan. 2026
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
The fire broke out Saturday morning on a cable bridge over the Teltow Canal, near the Lichterfelde power plant, according to local authorities.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
To power the site, Musk bought a shuttered Duke Energy power plant across the border in Southaven, Mississippi.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026
Large load customers must also install remote power plant equipment, disclose power requests and provide information about on-site backup generators.
—Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 1 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for power plant
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“Power plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20plant. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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