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power plant
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
power plant
(noun)
power plant
noun
plural
power plants
power plant
noun
plural
power plants
Britannica Dictionary definition of POWER PLANT
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a building or group of buildings in which electricity for a large area is produced
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called also
power station
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