megawatt

[ meg-uh-wot ]
/ ˈmɛg əˌwɒt /

noun Electricity.

a unit of power, equal to one million watts. Abbreviation: MW

Origin of megawatt

First recorded in 1895–1900; mega- + watt

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British Dictionary definitions for megawatt

megawatt
/ (ˈmɛɡəˌwɒt) /

noun

one million watts Symbol: MW

Cultural definitions for megawatt

megawatt

A unit of power: one million watts. A typical large electrical generating plant can produce a thousand megawatts of electricity.