megawatt

noun

mega·​watt ˈme-gə-ˌwät How to pronounce megawatt (audio)
: one million watts

Examples of megawatt in a Sentence

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Microsoft is constructing a solar power plant in Portage County to put 250-megawatts back into the grid. Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025 The facility boasts a total power capacity of 24 megawatts (MW) and draws about 97 percent of its electricity from offshore wind. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025 In June, Applied Digital announced two long-term lease agreements with CoreWeave for 250 megawatts of capacity. Jaures Yip, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025 That spring, Indiana’s first turbines — 85 in total — started adding megawatts to the grid. Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for megawatt

Word History

Etymology

mega- + watt

First Known Use

circa 1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of megawatt was circa 1900

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“Megawatt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megawatt. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

Medical Definition

megawatt

noun
mega·​watt ˈmeg-ə-ˌwät How to pronounce megawatt (audio)
: one million watts
abbreviation MW
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