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What is "power plant"

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
power plant
noun
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▪ A 3.0 litre, 24 valve power plant in the usual place, under the bonnet.
▪ He squinted toward the power plant.
▪ Observers have pointed out that the Gabcikovo power plant could only be economically viable if a substantial amount of water is diverted.
▪ The power plant was a 454-cubic-inch, gasoline-powered Chevy V-8 tied to a four-speed automatic transmission.
▪ The immediate cause of last week's blackouts was a large power plant suddenly going offline in Northern California.
Wiktionary
power plant

alt. A station built for the production of electric power; a power station. n. A station built for the production of electric power; a power station.

WordNet
power plant

n. an electrical generating station [syn: power station, powerhouse]

Wikipedia
Power Plant (Gamma Ray album)

Power Plant is the sixth full-length album from the German power metal band, Gamma Ray. The album was initially released in 1999, but was re-released along with most of the band's past catalogue in 2002 with bonus tracks and new covers. This album has a tight focus on the power metal genre.

Most notably for the band, it was the first album in which the lineup from one album to the next remain unchanged, with Kai Hansen on vocals and guitar, Henjo Richter on guitar, Dirk Schlächter on bass and Dan Zimmermann on drums.

Power plant (disambiguation)

Power plant or Powerplant may refer to:

Power generation:
  • A power station, a facility for the generation of electrical power
  • An engine and related systems that propels a vehicle
  • An aircraft engine (usually used in countries other than the U.S.)
Music:
  • Power Plant (Gamma Ray album), released in 1999
  • Power Plant (Golden Dawn album), released in 1968
Other:
  • PowerPlant, an object-oriented application framework for the Mac OS by Metrowerks
  • The Power Plant, a contemporary art gallery located in Toronto
  • Power Plant Live!, a club near Baltimore's Inner Harbor
  • WCW Power Plant, professional wrestling school

Usage examples of "power plant".

The reactors that were stopping simply did not bear out the theory that the Robot Regent could not survive without his power plant.

The greater portion of its power plant capacity lay dormant with energy banks held in battle reserve.

The efficiency of the new nuclear chemical power plant had not been overestimated.

Vince pushed the door wide, and we stepped into a covered passageway connecting the power plant to the other buildings.

A nuclear reactor power plant switched on, and fuel rods moved into position.

As a last ditch we can shut down that power plant by manually operated switches located in Detroit and in the Downtown Center.