hydroelectric
adjective
hy·dro·elec·tric
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Definition of hydroelectric
: of or relating to production of electricity by waterpower
constructed a hydroelectric power plant at the dam site
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Other Words from hydroelectric
hydroelectrically
\ ˌhī-drō-i-ˈlek-tri-k(ə-)lē
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adverb
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adverb
hydroelectricity
\ ˌhī-drō-i-ˌlek-ˈtri-sə-tē
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noun
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noun
Examples of hydroelectric in a Sentence
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The authors remind us that the Patapsco River Valley had once been heavily industrialized with mills, like the Avalon Nail and Iron Works, and Orange Grove Flour Mill, as well as the Bloede Dam, a hydroelectric dam, that was demolished last year. — Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, "The history of Maryland’s first state park, Patapsco Valley State Park," 30 Aug. 2019 Travis’ body was later found floating near a hydroelectric dam across from the George Rogers Clark boat ramp in Clarksville at around 11:30 p.m. local time. — Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, "Kentucky Man Dies Trying to Save Girlfriend After She Was Knocked from Kayak into the Ohio River," 27 Aug. 2019 The Brazilian government has long wanted to build a series of big new hydroelectric dams, including on the Tapajós River, the Amazon’s only remaining undammed river. — Catesby Holmes, The Conversation, "The Amazon is burning: 4 essential reads on Brazil’s vanishing rainforest," 23 Aug. 2019 Senior Reporter Josh Baugh has been writing about the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority and its series of hydroelectric dams since mid-May, after the spillgate at Lake Dunlap failed. — San Antonio Express-News, "Lakefront landowners left high and dry," 15 Aug. 2019 In the later years of her career, Ammal lent her voice to a booming environmental movement called Save Silent Valley, a campaign to stop a hydroelectric project that would flood the Silent Valley forests. — Leila Mcneill, Smithsonian, "The Pioneering Female Botanist Who Sweetened a Nation and Saved a Valley," 1 Aug. 2019 Wagner is designing for large-scale water intakes from hydroelectric dams to reservoir intakes that provide water drinking to agricultural use. — Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Carroll Biz Challenge: Finalist patents device designed to help fish and people," 5 Aug. 2019 People fighting against mining and big agriculture projects accounted for the greatest share of deaths, and countries with larger agriculture sectors and more hydroelectric dams tended to have higher numbers of murders per capita. — Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, "Environmental Activists Have Higher Death Rates Than Some Soldiers," 5 Aug. 2019 Furthermore nuclear plants can operate for up to 80 years, and hydroelectric dams built in the 1930s are still churning out power today. — Isaac Orr, Twin Cities, "Isaac Orr: Minnesota’s high electric bills will continue to rise higher," 1 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hydroelectric.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for hydroelectric
hydroelectric
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of hydroelectric
technical
: of or relating to the production of electricity by using machines that are powered by moving water
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hydroelectric
adjective
hy·dro·elec·tric
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Kids Definition of hydroelectric
: relating to or used in the making of electricity by waterpower
hydroelectric power
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