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power plant

noun

: a building or group of buildings in which electricity for a large area is produced

Full Definition of POWER PLANT

1
:  an electric utility generating station
2
:  an engine and related parts supplying the motive power of a self-propelled object (as a rocket or automobile)
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First Known Use of POWER PLANT

1890

Rhymes with POWER PLANT

adamant, commandant, complaisant, confidant, confidante, cormorant, corposant, Corybant, covenant, dilettante, disenchant, gallivant, hierophant, interplant, pitcher plant, rubber plant, spider plant, sycophant
POWER PLANT Defined for Kids

power plant

noun

Definition of POWER PLANT for Kids

:  a building in which electric power is generated

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3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. power plant
  2. package powerplant
  3. steam power plant
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