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

Monday’s strikes were the latest in a series of drone attacks on oil infrastructure in Zawiya, which houses critical energy infrastructure including the country’s largest oil refinery, an export terminal and a power plant. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

The company is investing in a project to build a massive natural-gas burning power plant in West Texas, according to a report in The New York Times. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

The framework is technology agnostic and takes into account the physical inputs need to build and operate a fusion power plant which is competitive in energy markets. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

Their presence says the AI factory is being evaluated as infrastructure, the way ports, pipelines, and power plants get evaluated, and that evaluation is happening on a continent most American investors never think about. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 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