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

Businesses can invest in their own power plants, storage, and cooling, and reduce electricity use during peak hours in exchange for faster grid connections. — Serhiy Tokarev, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026

The power plant now produces more than one gigawatt, according to the SpaceX chief. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

Most of the cost of generating and delivering electricity is based on large, up-front capital costs, such as the costs to build power plants, wires and transmission lines to carry that power into homes. — Shannon Osaka, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026

Tech firms are also building their own power plants on some data center campuses in an effort to secure enough supply, but those also consume a large amount of water. — Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 5 Nov. 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