"desalination plant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: desalination plants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} desalination plant (plural desalination plants)
  1. an industrial installation which converts seawater into drinking water by removing the salt. Related terms: desalinator Translations (plant which converts seawater): afsaltningsanlæg [neuter] (Danish), usine de désalinisation [feminine] (French), Entsalzungsanlage [feminine] (German), Meerwasserentsalzungsanlage [feminine] (German), dêsalinn'nie [feminine] (Norman), avsaltingsanlegg [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), odsalarnia [feminine] (Polish), planta desalinizadora [feminine] (Spanish), desalinizadora [feminine] (Spanish), planta desaladora [feminine] (Spanish), desaladora [feminine] (Spanish), avsaltningsverk [neuter] (Swedish), завод для опріснення води (zavod dlja oprisnennja vody) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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