"power plant" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpaʊə ˌplɑːnt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpaʊəɹ ˌplænt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-power plant.wav [US] Forms: power plants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} power plant (plural power plants)
  1. A station built for the production of electric power; a power station. Synonyms: power station, powerplant Derived forms: wind power plant
    Sense id: en-power_plant-en-noun-8brsUPjm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4
  2. The portion of a vehicle devoted to providing energy for motion; the engine or motor. Translations (the engine or motor): двигател (dvigatel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), motor [common-gender] (Danish), voimanlähde (Finnish), κινητήρας (kinitíras) [masculine] (Greek), forza motrice [feminine] (Italian), дви́гател (dvígatel) [masculine] (Macedonian), мо́тор (mótor) [masculine] (Macedonian), дви́гатель (dvígatelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), мото́р (motór) [masculine] (Russian), motor [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-power_plant-en-noun-NSCyI831 Disambiguation of 'the engine or motor': 0 100

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