Dictionary

water power en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) Mechanical or electrical energy derived from running or falling water; originally obtained from a waterwheel immersed in a stream; modern hydroelectric power is obtained from turbines fed from reservoirs.
   • Advantage has been taken of the abundant natural water-power resources (which compensate, to a large extent, for the absence of coal) and some 660 route miles have been electrified with overhead conductors. 1952 January, “Electrification Progress in Norway”, in Railway Magazine, page 54:
2. (countable, usually) A site capable of generating power or the right to use a site to generate power.
3. (uncountable, usually) The capacity to shoot water, as from a fire hose or squirt gun
   • Fire trucks were parked everywhere: a new arrival was being carefully backed around the stacked pallets to add some new waterpower. 1988 October 14, Bill Wyman, “Fire and Water”, in Chicago Reader:

Forms

Hyponyms

hydropower (mechanical or electrical power derived from water)

Relateds

water engine · watermill · hydroelectricity · water mill · water-powered · hydropowered

Translations (52)

sk vodná energia ((uncountable) power from water) · cmn 水力 ((uncountable) power from water) · hu vízenergia ((uncountable) power from water) · my ရေအား ((uncountable) power from water) · ru гидроэнергия ((uncountable) power from water) · az hidroelektrik enerji ((uncountable) power from water) · cy egni hydro ((uncountable) power from water) · fr énergie hydraulique ((uncountable) power from water) · da vandkraft ((uncountable) power from water) · ca energia hidràulica ((uncountable) power from water) · es energía hidráulica ((uncountable) power from water) · af waterkrag ((uncountable) power from water) · fi vesivoima ((uncountable) power from water) · ja 水力 ((uncountable) power from water) · pl energia wodna ((uncountable) power from water) · pl źródło energii wodnej ((countable) site or right) · he אנרגיית מים ((uncountable) power from water) · tr hidrolik güç ((uncountable) power from water) · el υδραυλική ενέργεια ((uncountable) power from water) · te జలశక్తి ((uncountable) power from water) · ro energie hidraulică ((uncountable) power from water) · ka წყლის ენერგია ((uncountable) power from water) · uk гідроенергія ((uncountable) power from water) · lv hidroenerģija ((uncountable) power from water) · nb vasskraft ((uncountable) power from water) · lt hidroenergija ((uncountable) power from water) · nn vasskraft ((uncountable) power from water) · ko 수력 ((uncountable) power from water) · nl waterkracht ((uncountable) power from water) · sl vodna energija ((uncountable) power from water) · eo akvoenergio ((uncountable) power from water) · sq hidroenergjia ((uncountable) power from water) · it energia idraulica ((uncountable) power from water) · be гідраэнергія ((uncountable) power from water) · cs vodní energie ((uncountable) power from water) · hi जलशक्ति ((uncountable) power from water) · sv vattenkraft ((uncountable) power from water) · fi vesivoimalaitos ((countable) site or right) · de Wasserkraft ((uncountable) power from water) · eu energia hidrauliko ((uncountable) power from water) · is vatnsafl ((uncountable) power from water) · vi thủy năng ((uncountable) power from water) · et hüdroenergia ((uncountable) power from water) · pt energia hidráulica ((uncountable) power from water) · ast enerxía hidráulico ((uncountable) power from water) · gl enerxía hidráulica ((uncountable) power from water) · th พลังงานน้ำ ((uncountable) power from water) · ta நீர் ஆற்றல் ((uncountable) power from water) · id tenaga air ((uncountable) power from water) · mk хидроенергија ((uncountable) power from water) · sh hidroenergija ((uncountable) power from water) · nb vannkraft ((uncountable) power from water)