Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

water power

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.22 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter pow-er
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Mechanical or electrical energy derived from running or falling water; originally obtained from a waterwheel immersed in a stream; modern hydroelectric power is obtained from turbines fed from reservoirs.

Uncountable

noun

A site capable of generating power or the right to use a site to generate power.

Countable

noun

The capacity to shoot water, as from a fire hose or squirt gun

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Advantage has been taken of the abundant natural water-power resources (which compensate, to a large extent, for the absence of coal) and some 660 route miles have been electrified with overhead conductors."
"Fire trucks were parked everywhere: a new arrival was being carefully backed around the stacked pallets to add some new waterpower."

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Physics.

Inflected Forms

water powers (plural) waterpower (alternative)

Phrases

water-powered water engine water mill

Frequently Paired Words

hydropowered water-powered water engine watermill water mill hydroelectricity

Questions

What does water power mean?: Mechanical or electrical energy derived from running or falling water; originally obtained from a waterwheel immersed in a stream; modern hydroelectric power is obtained from turbines fed from reservoirs.

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