hydropower

noun

hydropower

noun

Etymology From hydro- + power.

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hydroelectric power

  • The 16 small hydro-power stations run by Kuandian County provide 80 percent of the electricity for agricultural use in this county.1979 April 12 [1979 February 13], “Liaoning Hydroelectricity”, in Translations on People's Republic of China, number 508, United States Joint Publications Research Service, sourced from Shenyang Liaoning Provincial Service, translation of original in Mandarin, →OCLC, Economic, page 42:
Synonyms
water power
Derived terms
microhydropower

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