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megawatt

[ meg-uh-wot ]

noun

, Electricity.
  1. a unit of power, equal to one million watts. : MW


megawatt

/ ˈmɛɡəˌwɒt /

noun

  1. one million watts MW


megawatt

  1. A unit of power: one million watts . A typical large electrical generating plant can produce a thousand megawatts of electricity .


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Word History and Origins

Origin of megawatt1

First recorded in 1895–1900; mega- + watt

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Example Sentences

Arrayed over four acres, the 3,500 panels have a combined generation capacity of one megawatt.

A 110 megawatt plant in Nevada promises 10 hours of storage.

Megawatt 1980s and 1990s designer Adrienne Vittadini gave $250 to the RNC in 2001.

How could she not be, with such flawlessly smooth skin, perfectly placed bone structure, and a megawatt smile to boot?

Kirk and Michael Douglas have had parallel lives—megawatt careers, women problems, and later-in-life peace.

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