powerplant

powerplant
power plant n.
1. All the equipment, including structural members, that constitutes a unit power source:

the power plant of a truck.

2. A complex of structures, machinery, and associated equipment for generating electric energy from another source of energy, such as nuclear reactions or a hydroelectric dam. Also called powerhouse, power station.

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