megawatt

noun

mega·​watt ˈme-gə-ˌwät How to pronounce megawatt (audio)
: one million watts

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Other details, freely tweaked, mesh, too, but the main similarities are in temperament—a megawatt personality and a penchant for braggadocio. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025 Entergy has also proposed an additional 450-megawatt natural gas burning facility called the Ironwood Power Station at Lake Catherine in Hot Spring County. Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 18 Dec. 2025 The startup’s reactors are designed to generate 20 megawatts of electricity, enough to supply around 15,000 homes. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025 Their proponents say these advanced designs promise to deliver megawatts of power safely and cheaply. Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 17 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for megawatt

Word History

Etymology

mega- + watt

First Known Use

circa 1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of megawatt was circa 1900

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“Megawatt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megawatt. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.

Medical Definition

megawatt

noun
mega·​watt ˈmeg-ə-ˌwät How to pronounce megawatt (audio)
: one million watts
abbreviation MW
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