hydro

hydro
/huy"droh/, n., pl. hydros for 2, 3, adj.
n.
1. Informal. hydroelectric power.
2. Informal. hydroplane.
3. Brit.
a. a bathhouse, hotel, or resort catering to people taking mineral-water health cures; spa.
b. an establishment furnishing hydrotherapy.
adj.
4. Informal. of, pertaining to, or furnishing water, water power, or hydroelectricity: funds for new hydro projects.
[1880-85; by shortening of compounds with HYDRO-1 (cf. -O); (def. 4) HYDRO-1 analyzed as an adj.]

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