power plant

a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.

the machinery for supplying power for a particular mechanical process or operation.

the engine, motor, or other power source along with related ignition, transmission, etc., components of a vehicle, aircraft, machine, etc.

Origin of power plant

First recorded in 1885–90

Seaton made his way to the power-plant, lifted in one of the remaining bars, and applied a little power.

The Skylark of Space |Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby
That meant the power-plant was, for the time, safe; somebody'd turned twenty thousand volts into the fence.

Uller Uprising |Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr
You'd pass the military airport and the power-plant, wouldn't you?

Uller Uprising |Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr
The chief, who had been inspecting the power-plant, walked along the triplex lead and joined his followers at its terminus.

Spacehounds of IPC |Edward Elmer Smith

"To hold down the power-plant, so that the bar won't tear through the ship when we cut her loose," replied Seaton.

The Skylark of Space |Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby

power plant

the complex, including machinery, associated equipment, and the structure housing it, that is used in the generation of power, esp electrical power

the equipment supplying power to a particular machine or for a particular operation or process