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Definition of Powerhouse
1. Noun. A highly energetic and indefatigable person.
Generic synonyms: Actor, Doer, Worker
Specialized synonyms: Self-starter
2. Noun. A team considered to be the best of its class.
3. Noun. An electrical generating station.
Terms within: Bus, Busbar, Turbogenerator
Group relationships: Grid, Power Grid, Power System
Generic synonyms: Station
Specialized synonyms: Wind Energy Facility, Wind Farm, Wind Park
Definition of Powerhouse
1. Noun. Any source of power, energy or strength. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Powerhouse
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Powerhouse
Literary usage of Powerhouse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Muhammad Ali & Company by Thomas Hauser (1998)
"But one promoter, Ron Scott Stevens, has tried to bring them back in various
incarnations, one of which was powerhouse Enterprises. ..."
2. Department of Energy: Contract Reform Is Progressing, But Full by Jeffrey J. Heil, Robert M. Antonio, Gene M. Barnes (1996)
"... 5.1 : Negotiated and Expected Contract Cost for the powerhouse Demolition Task
Order MAO Procurement Regulations Do Not Provide Guidance for Incentive ..."
3. Annual Report by Indiana State Board of Health (1903)
"It has expended large sums of money In the construction of its railways, powerhouse
and shops, etc., and gives steady employment to about 400 men. ..."
4. Hartwick New York--Heart of Otsego County by Town of Hartwick Historical Society (2002)
"One of their shantytowns was located below where the powerhouse was to be constructed.
There also were boarding houses in Laurens and near Hope Factory in ..."
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