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megawatt

noun

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

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The company will deploy a 1-megawatt ammonia-to-power pilot project with the South Korean city of Pohang in 2026, with plans to scale up to 40 megawatts at that site by 2028 or 2029, according to a press release. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025 Each of the two 15-megawatt units is expected to be 50 percent more efficient than existing steam technology, presenting major potential for wider industrial and power plant applications. Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025 Microsoft plotted out land just west of We Energies’ 610-megawatt Oak Creek coal plant, which opened beside Lake Michigan in the 1950s. Jordan Novet, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025 Elon Musk’s xAI will build a 500-megawatt data center in Saudi Arabia. Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Nov. 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 3 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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