power plant en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpaʊəɹ ˌplænt/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈpaʊə ˌplɑːnt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Meanings
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A station built for the production of electric power.
Children playing basketball at their home in front of the John Amos coal-fired power plant in Poca, W.Va. President Biden’s infrastructure plan includes climate change measures that aim to close coal-fired plants.
2021 May 12, Emily Cochrane, “In Infrastructure Talks With Biden, Capito Faces Fraught Path to Deal”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2021:All of this area's power comes from the nuclear power plant across the river.
Fortuitously, Marge is looking for a job after an endless hiatus from the working world. After Lisa helps her mother “polish” up her résumé so that she now appears to be the most accomplished woman in the world, Marge lands a job at the power plant operating a machine her ridiculously padded résumé claims she helped invent.
2012 May 20, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Marge Gets A Job” (season 4, episode 7; originally aired 11/05/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2012:
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The portion of a vehicle devoted to providing energy for motion: the engine or motor.
A train without the power plant is just a bunch of metal boxes on wheels.
Holonym: powertrain
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| power plants | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| powerplant | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (12)
ru мото́р (the engine or motor) · el κινητήρας (the engine or motor) · mk мо́тор (the engine or motor) · bg двигател (the engine or motor) · mk дви́гател (the engine or motor) · cmn 動力裝置 /动力装置 (the engine or motor) · fi voimanlähde (the engine or motor) · pl silnik (the engine or motor) · it forza motrice (the engine or motor) · sv motor (the engine or motor) · da motor (the engine or motor) · ru дви́гатель (the engine or motor)