megawatt

noun

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

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They can be scaled in modular increments from single digit to hundreds of megawatts. — Vinod Khosla, Fortune, 30 June 2026 Ice Cube introduced the megawatt tribute by giving Hill her flowers. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 29 June 2026 Reports suggest that the world’s first 16-megawatt tension-leg platform (TLP) floating offshore wind turbine has set sail. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026 It's aimed at requiring very large power users, those drawing 100 megawatts or more, to cover the infrastructure costs needed to serve them, rather than pass those costs to ratepayers. — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for megawatt

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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

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