waterpower

noun

wa·​ter·​pow·​er ˈwȯ-tər-ˌpau̇(-ə)r 

ˈwä-

1

: the power of water employed to move machinery

2

: a fall of water suitable for being used to move machinery

Examples of waterpower in a Sentence

Waterpower is a renewable source of energy.

Recent Examples on the Web

No one denies that almost every man has to make a living, that trees have to be cut down, that waterpower is necessary, that sheep have to graze; no one is so foolish as to try to abolish automobiles. —Justin Beal, Harper’s Magazine , 12 Dec. 2022

Its peculiar waterpower turbine — original to the building — is still on site. —Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Dec. 2022

Flour mills are built, using the falls’ power, until electricity replaces its waterpower. —Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

waterpower

noun

wa·​ter·​pow·​er ˈwȯt-ər-ˌpau̇(-ə)r 

ˈwät-

: the power of moving water used to run machinery (as for generating electricity)