power station

noun

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For a more casual setting, the cafe in the Lumière cinema, in a vast former power station, offers hearty food all day, from burgers to fish and chips and pizza. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024 Among the power stations with flight restrictions are Cedar Grove Switching Station, Athenia Switching Station, Hudson Switching Station, PSE&G Kearny Switching Station, and Bayonne Switching Station. Alexandra Skores, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024 Information and resources may be provided for a variety of needs including shelter, cell phone power stations, rent/utility assistance, and disaster response programs. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2025 The dam is expected to cost $137 billion and generate 300 billion kilowatt hours of electricity annually—about three times the output of China’s Three Gorges Dam, currently the world’s largest hydroelectric power station by generating capacity. Byscience News Staff, science.org, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for power station 

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of power station was in 1887

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“Power station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20station. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

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