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power plant

NOUN
energy-producing station
Synonyms
STRONGEST
power station station
WEAK
atomic power plant generating station hydroelectric plant hydroelectric scheme nuclear power plant power source powerhouse

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Take for instance the San Bernardino Santa Fe smokestack, a towering 189-foot-tall structure from the 1920s that fueled the nearby railway power plant until 1994.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Unlike Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment facility or the future Arak heavy water nuclear power plant, the Bushehr facility is not considered a proliferation risk.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Bushehr is Iran's only operational nuclear power plant and was completed with Russia's help.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The EU aims to develop the first commercial fusion power plant online.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

To him, he couldn’t have landed any closer to his original dream, because now, as a power plant manager, he gets to create electricity out of thin air—literally—using natural gas.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman