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power plant
noun
a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.
the machinery for supplying power for a particular mechanical process or operation.
the engine, motor, or other power source along with related ignition, transmission, etc., components of a vehicle, aircraft, machine, etc.
power plant
noun
the complex, including machinery, associated equipment, and the structure housing it, that is used in the generation of power, esp electrical power
the equipment supplying power to a particular machine or for a particular operation or process
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of power plant1
Example Sentences
Uranium can be used to produce fuel for commercial nuclear power plants, research reactors or weapons depending on the level of enrichment.
It is quite difficult to get your head around the numbers involved in the mammoth project to build a new nuclear power plant.
The prime minister has said he is "not writing a blank cheque" to pay for a new UK nuclear power plant, after the government announced it would commit £14.2bn to the project.
That included not enriching uranium above 3.67% purity, which can be used to produce fuel for commercial nuclear power plants.
Sellafield ceased generating electricity in 2003 and, in addition to work cleaning up the site, now processes and stores nuclear waste from power plants around the UK.
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