pumped storage
noun
a system for generating hydroelectric power for peak periods by pumping water from a lower to a higher reservoir during low-demand periods and then releasing it during peak periods.
Words nearby pumped storage
pump room,
pump up,
pump-action,
pump-and-dump,
pump-oxygenator,
pumped storage,
pumper,
pumpernickel,
pumping,
pumpkin,
pumpkin head
British Dictionary definitions for pumped storage
pumped storage
noun
(in hydroelectric systems) a method of using power at a period of low demand to pump water back up to a high storage reservoir so that it can be released to generate electricity at a period of peak demand