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water power

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Wind, water, sun
ˈwater ˌpower noun [uncountable]  TPWpower obtained from moving water, used to produce electricity or to make a machine work 水力,水能
Examples from the Corpus
water powerThe Yek used wind and water power, but this was clearly independent of both.Technical progress in the industry lay above all in the increased exploitation of water power.On the weekend beginning 29 April, students of water power will be able to learn how to put a project together.It is still at work, producing animal feed and, unlike many others, continues to make use of water power.Factory owners added chimneys and extra workshops to their factories as they replaced water power by steam power.There they used the water power to drive large hammers and grinding wheels made of the local Millstone Grit.
ˈwater ˌpower nounChineseSyllable
Corpus produce from to obtained water, used or electricity power moving


water power
ˈwater ˌpower noun [uncountable]
power obtained from moving water, used to produce electricity or to make a machine work


water powerBrE /ˈwɔːtə paʊə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɔːtər paʊər/ 🔊, /ˈwɑːtər paʊər/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] power produced by the movement of water, used to drive machinery or produce electricity 水力;水能