"megawattage" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: megawattages [plural]
Etymology: From mega- + wattage. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mega|wattage}} mega- + wattage Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} megawattage (usually uncountable, plural megawattages)
  1. An amount of power expressed in megawatts. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-megawattage-en-noun-vrwvEykg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mega-, Pages with 1 entry

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