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Power Plant
see synonyms of power plantNoun
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Power Plant
see synonyms of power plantnoun
1.
the complex, including machinery, associated equipment, and the structure housing it, that is used in the generation of power, esp electrical power
2.
the equipment supplying power to a particular machine or for a particular operation or process
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Power Plant
see synonyms of power plant1.
the entire apparatus serving as the source of power for some particular operation
the power plant of an automobile
2. US
a building where power, esp. electric power, is generated
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Power Plant
see synonyms of power plantn.
1. A complex of structures, machinery, and associated equipment for generating electric energy from another source of energy, such as nuclear reactions or a hydroelectric dam. Also called generating station, power station.
2. All the equipment, including structural members, that constitutes a unit power source: the power plant of a ship.
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