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power stationA facility for generating electrical power

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A facility for generating electrical power

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpaʊər ˌsteɪʃən/

Example Sentences

  • The power station worker forgot to bring lunch and had to eat the emergency rations that tasted like cardboard.
  • Environmental activists protested outside the coal power station, demanding cleaner energy alternatives.
  • The solar power station looks so futuristic that aliens might mistake it for a landing pad.

power station

NOUN

[/ˈpaʊər ˌsteɪʃən/]

A facility for generating electrical power

The power station lights up the entire city at night.
💡 Concept

The power station lights up the entire city at night.

The power station's tower creates a sparkling shower
🎵 Rhyme

The power station's tower creates a sparkling shower

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈpaʊər ˌsteɪʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈpaʊə ˌsteɪʃən/

🌳Etymology

Rootpower

🎵Rhyme

powertowershower
power
tower
shower

🔗Collocations

nuclear power station
coal-fired power station
hydroelectric power station
build a power station
power station worker
shut down the power station

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The power station worker forgot to bring lunch and had to eat the emergency rations that tasted like cardboard.

Environmental activists protested outside the coal power station, demanding cleaner energy alternatives.

😄 Fun example

The solar power station looks so futuristic that aliens might mistake it for a landing pad.

The government plans to replace old power stations with renewable energy facilities by 2030.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

power plantgenerating stationelectricity plantpower facility

Antonyms

power consumerenergy drain

Related

generatorturbinetransformergridrenewable energyfossil fuel

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