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

Know More Nanda was previously chief financial officer and chief investment officer at power plant developer ACWA POWER, which is also backed by Abunayyan. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026

On top of this, approximately 1,806 hectares (nearly 4,500 acres) of agricultural land, 13 hydropower projects, one solar power plant and two transmission lines have been damaged. — Kosh Raj Koirala, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

Pieces for the first power plant — 33 MW — were delivered individually. — Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

As data centers expand across North Carolina, Attorney General Jeff Jackson has pushed Duke Energy to create a class for the facilities so households aren’t left paying for power plants and grid upgrades needed to serve them. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 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