Definition of power station in US English:
power station
nounˈpou(ə)r ˌstāSHənˈpaʊ(ə)r ˌsteɪʃən
another term for power plant
Example sentencesExamples
- The scheme will generate its own electricity, from its own power station.
- He dammed the loch, built a power station, and began installing what was to become the most sophisticated fish farm in the world.
- But the industry believes that it should go somewhere where there has already been a nuclear power station.
- When you burn it in a power station you release that carbon dioxide back to the atmosphere.
- The group used the website to sell goods bearing the image and name of the power station, and it hoped to expand its retail operation.
- If the scheme goes ahead the huge complex will be built on land that was occupied by a previous power station until the 1980s.
- But if a power station is developed, pressure will be increased on the National Assembly.
- You cannot switch a nuclear power station on and off at will, like rival energy sources, to exploit periods of peak demand.
- It takes time to build a power station, and the current supply is dictated by decisions made five or so years ago.
- One of the guys who runs the power station hasn't been paid in nine months, but he keeps doing his job.
- The hardest part is to capture the carbon dioxide in the power station instead of pumping it into the air.
- Rather than build the development to match the surrounding homes, it's been built to match the power station.
- He said an American company had agreed to build a power station there which would be of immense benefit to the area.
- He is a machine fitter and has been helping the British Engineers bring the power station back on line.
- Talk was that they were building an electric power station a couple of miles up river.
- The power station built by Japanese grant aid began generating electricity in 1960.
- They were planning to visit a power station in the country for work.
- The reason we used it is that there used to be a power station there.
- This natural dam was consolidated and a power station installed in more recent times.
- He says the power station prides itself on being a good neighbour and intends to be a vital part of the local community for years to come.