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power plant

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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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of power plant¹

First recorded in 1885–90

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As part of this plan, the US might also take control of the controversial Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant – currently in Russian hands – and feed the electricity to both parts of Ukrainian territory.

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Sharks are known to gather there where warm water is discharged by a local power plant, and especially at this time of year, but they are usually harmless.

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As a 2015 analysis put it, “Economics killed small nuclear power plants in the past — and probably will keep doing so.”

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"�� I do understand is that being a nuclear power plant worker, her phone is likely to be bugged," Yeva tells me.

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The Colstrip power plant in Montana, considered one of the dirtiest coal plants in the nation, is among those who have applied for the pass.

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