Definitions
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- adjective Generating electricity by conversion of the energy of running water.
- adjective Of, relating to, or using electricity so generated.
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- adjective that
generates electricity byconverting theenergy of movingwater - adjective of or relating to the electricity so produced
Etymologies
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Examples
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Of course, hydroelectric is there, but haven't most of the useful places been utilized.
Economics of Hydrogen, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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He criticized the military's proposal to buy generators and diesel fuel for the energy-starved city of Kandahar and supported a longer-term hydroelectric dam project.
Tensions between Eikenberry, McChrystal will be focus of their Washington visit 2010
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He criticized the military's proposal to buy generators and diesel fuel for the energy-starved city of Kandahar and supported a longer-term hydroelectric dam project.
Tensions between Eikenberry, McChrystal will be focus of their Washington visit 2010
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He criticized the military's proposal to buy generators and diesel fuel for the energy-starved city of Kandahar and supported a longer-term hydroelectric dam project.
Josh Mull: McChrystal's Revenge: Everyone Hates Karl Eikenberry 2010
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He criticized the military's proposal to buy generators and diesel fuel for the energy-starved city of Kandahar and supported a longer-term hydroelectric dam project.
Tensions between Eikenberry, McChrystal will be focus of their Washington visit 2010
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He criticized the military's proposal to buy generators and diesel fuel for the energy-starved city of Kandahar and supported a longer-term hydroelectric dam project.
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Most of our power comes from petroleum fired steam plants, about 25% from hydroelectric, which is nearly maxed out, a little from a few nuke plants, most of which are nearing the end of service.
$1.99 « BuzzMachine 2005
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Almost all energy production facilities, such as hydroelectric dams, tar sands, experimentation with oil shale, coal production, and so forth, also got much bigger.
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Almost all energy production facilities, such as hydroelectric dams, tar sands, experimentation with oil shale, coal production, and so forth, also got much bigger.
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The oil-equivalent metric represents all forms of energy consumed, including crude oil, nuclear, coal, natural gas and renewable sources such as hydroelectric power.
hernesheir commented on the word hydroelectric
The word hydroelectric shares the same consonant and vowel pattern (cvccvvcvcccvc) with subdeaconship and bulbourethral. Your job: find other words with this patters of consonants and vowels.
February 24, 2011