Hydroelectric is an English word with synonyms like electricity. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Hydroelectric meaning
- That generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water, or of steam escaping under high pressure.
- Of or relating to the electricity so produced.
Synonyms of Hydroelectric
Using Hydroelectric
- The main meaning on this page is: That generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water, or of steam escaping under high pressure. | Of or relating to the electricity so produced.
- Useful related words include: electricity.
- In the example corpus, hydroelectric often appears in combinations such as: hydroelectric power, of hydroelectric, hydroelectric dam.
Context around Hydroelectric
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hydroelectric
- In this selection, "hydroelectric" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, khudafarin, galasi, total, power, generation and dam stand out and add context to how "hydroelectric" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 948 kilowatt hydroelectric generation facility and amount of hydroelectric energy. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hydroelectric" sits close to words such as aleksandr, anecdotes and annum, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hydroelectric
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It owns nuclear, fossil, wind, hydroelectric, biomass, and solar generating facilities. (11 words)
Last winter all of Ukraine’s thermal and hydroelectric plants were damaged. (12 words)
In the meanwhile, India was allowed to complete and inaugurate the Kishanganga Hydroelectric Power Project. (15 words)
In Honduras, authorities indicated a will to cut electricity supplies due to the impact of a drought that’s hit output from hydroelectric dams in the Central American country, with blackouts to last for as much as three hours, every three to four days. (44 words)
The 14 hydroelectric dams on the Columbia's main stem and many more on its tributaries produce more than 44% of total U.S. hydroelectric generation citation – much more hydroelectric power than those of any other North American river. (39 words)
The Columbia alone possesses one-third of the United States's hydroelectric potential. citation In 2012, the river and its tributaries account for 29 GW of hydroelectricity, contributing 44% of the total hydroelectric generation in the nation. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
The 14 hydroelectric dams on the Columbia's main stem and many more on its tributaries produce more than 44% of total U.S. hydroelectric generation citation – much more hydroelectric power than those of any other North American river.
It is a kinship,” said President of Iran Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, as he addressed a ceremony to commission the "Khudafarin" hydroelectric complex and inaugurate the "Giz Galasi" hydroelectric complex on the Araz River.
Herman Sörgel's Atlantropa project proposal in the 1920s proposed a hydroelectric dam to be built across the Strait of Gibraltar, using the inflow current to provide a large amount of hydroelectric energy.
Panoramic picture of the artificial lake of Lalla Takerkoust near Barrage Cavagnac, with the hydroelectric dam (far right) Near Barrage Cavagnac, there is a hydroelectric dam that has created the artificial lake Lalla Takerkoust.
The Columbia alone possesses one-third of the United States's hydroelectric potential. citation In 2012, the river and its tributaries account for 29 GW of hydroelectricity, contributing 44% of the total hydroelectric generation in the nation.
A critical dam and hydroelectric power plant along the front line in southern Ukraine was destroyed on Tuesday, putting thousands of people at risk of flooding.
Although the dam in the agrarian Difa community allegedly generates 40 megawatts of hydroelectric power, the area lacked basic infrastructural development.
Eight run-of-river hydroelectric power facilities are in Alsons’ pipeline, including the 14.5-MW Siguil hydro power plant under construction in Maasim, Sarangani that is expected to begin operations this year.
Gitga’at First Nation was awarded $2 million for pre-construction and construction activities for a run-of-lake 948-kilowatt hydroelectric generation facility, a press release stated.
In February 2020, Water Resources Minister Yasir Abbas talked about how the dam, Africa’s biggest hydroelectric plant, would benefit Sudan.
In Honduras, authorities indicated a will to cut electricity supplies due to the impact of a drought that’s hit output from hydroelectric dams in the Central American country, with blackouts to last for as much as three hours, every three to four days.
In the meanwhile, India was allowed to complete and inaugurate the Kishanganga Hydroelectric Power Project.
It manages eco-friendly energy systems comprising various hydroelectric, wind, solar, and storage establishments across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.
It owns nuclear, fossil, wind, hydroelectric, biomass, and solar generating facilities.
Last winter all of Ukraine’s thermal and hydroelectric plants were damaged.
Quite a bit of rain which means a higher level of hydroelectric electrical generation, so gas sales were lower during the second half of October.
Residents of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, walk through the mud of the Dnipro river on Saturday, following damage sustained at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam.
The building was a paper mill, not part of the hydroelectric plant owned by Portland General Electric.
The rivers they impounded provided places for people to drive power boats as well as deep pools of water to spin hydroelectric turbines.
This commentary is by of East Montpelier, a self-employed woodworker and owner of small hydroelectric projects, and the author of “Doodlebug, A Road Trip Journal” and “Concrete and Culture,” a book of personal essays.
Common combinations with hydroelectric
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: