water power
or wa·ter·pow·er
the power of water used, or capable of being used, to drive machinery, turbines, etc.
a waterfall or descent in a watercourse capable of being so used.
a water right possessed by a mill.
Origin of water power
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How to use water power in a sentence
The amount of waterpower is above average in Virginia due to many swift streams and rivers and the high elevation.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyThey can furnish waterpower and some of them do for electricity.
Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile | Henry StephensOn account of the slowness of their flow they are valueless for waterpower.
Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile | Henry StephensRainfall distribution is good throughout the year and would provide more than an ordinarily dependable source of waterpower.
Area Handbook for Romania | Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. WalpoleWhen a stream is merely so many units of waterpower, how can a Naiad dwell there?
The Treasure of the Isle of Mist | W. W. Tarn
British Dictionary definitions for water power
the power latent in a dynamic or static head of water as used to drive machinery, esp for generating electricity
a source of such power, such as a drop in the level of a river, etc
the right to the use of water for such a purpose, as possessed by a water mill
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