noun
Meaning 1
An electric power station used only for, or mostly for, peaking: rapidly generating power to prevent brownouts when demand rapidly increases, exceeding supply and the ability of baseload power generation stations to ramp up the supply of electricity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: peaker[Appendix:Glossary
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: power plant, power station, plant, station, facility