power station

power station
noun
an electrical generating station
Syn: ↑power plant, ↑powerhouse
Hypernyms: ↑station
Hyponyms: ↑wind farm, ↑wind park, ↑wind energy facility
Part Holonyms: ↑power system, ↑power grid, ↑grid
Part Meronyms: ↑busbar, ↑bus, ↑turbogenerator

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ˈpower station [power station power stations] (BrE) (also ˈpower plant NAmE, BrE) noun
a building or group of buildings where electricity is produced

a coal-fired power station

a nuclear power station

See also:power plant

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