water powernoun [ U ]
uk/ˈwɔː.tə ˌpaʊər/us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ ˌpaʊ.ɚ/power that is obtained from water flowing from one level to a lower level
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- slack
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- An interesting new idea for water power involves storing the power from other renewable energy sources, such as wind turbines, when more power is generated than is needed at a particular time.
- First, hydroelectricity was developed: electricity could be generated from water power.
- Steam is a source of water power, too!
- The next great improvement in water power was in the 19th century, when the modern water turbine was invented.
- Water power can cause natural disasters.
- Water power was also used as a way to tell time, by measuring how much water flowed into or out of a vessel.