Phrase guide

power plant

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpaʊə ˌplɑːnt/
  • General-American: /ˈpaʊəɹ ˌplænt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A station built for the production of electric power.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • All of this area's power comes from the nuclear power plant across the river.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: power station

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: plant, station, facility

2

noun

Meaning 2

The portion of a vehicle devoted to providing energy for motion: the engine or motor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Holonym: powertrain
  • A train without the power plant is just a bunch of metal boxes on wheels.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

an electrical generating station

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: power station, powerhouse

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: station

Narrower terms: wind farm, wind park, wind energy facility

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: двигател (dvigatel) — the engine or motor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 動力裝置 /动力装置 (dònglì zhuāngzhì) — the engine or motor
  • Danish: motor — the engine or motor
  • Finnish: voimanlähde — the engine or motor
  • Greek: κινητήρας (kinitíras) — the engine or motor
  • Italian: forza motrice — the engine or motor
  • Macedonian: дви́гател (dvígatel) — the engine or motor
  • Macedonian: мо́тор (mótor) — the engine or motor
  • Polish: silnik — the engine or motor
  • Russian: дви́гатель (dvígatelʹ) — the engine or motor
  • Russian: мото́р (motór) — the engine or motor
  • Swedish: motor — the engine or motor