power station

noun

, Electricity.

1. a generating station.

power station

noun

1. an electrical generating station

Word History and Origins

Origin of power station¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Britain’s first new nuclear power station since the mid-1990s is being built on a stretch of remote coastline in southwest England.

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The UK closed its last remaining coal power station in September, proving that electricity in major economies can still flow without the dirtiest fossil fuel.

From BBC

How many fish does a nuclear power station kill?

From BBC

Located on the Zambezi, the fourth-longest river in Africa, Kariba was built in the 1950s and is the reservoir for the country’s largest underground power station, Kariba North Bank Power Station.

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The first coal-fired power station in the world, the Holborn Viaduct power station, was built in 1882 in London by the inventor Thomas Edison - bringing light to the streets of the capital.

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Related Words

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