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Meanings of powerhouse in English

Portuguese
central eléctrica
Catalan
planta elèctrica
Spanish
planta eléctrica
Wikidata

An electrical generating station.

central eléctrica

A highly energetic and indefatigable person.

Usage of powerhouse in English
1
Oil producer Angola is seen as an emerging financial powerhouse in Africa.
Reuters
2
These are from the early days of Kilter, Powell's powerhouse hold company.
Climbing Magazine
3
China is now the global powerhouse that we must seek to replicate.
The Guardian
4
He was a powerhouse on many progressive issues, education foremost among them.
True compass: a memoir
5
This vocal and lyrical powerhouse is a headliner and for good reason.
Ebony
6
EyePissGlitter -A powerhouse of expression through music, fashion and home goods.
Ebony
7
They have a match coming up against the powerhouse team from Iran.
The panic zone
8
The merger would assemble a liquefied natural gas powerhouse in the country.
Reuters
9
He sees as Asia as the global powerhouse of the 21st century.
Reuters
10
The real AOL is an advertising powerhouse, growing at a fearsome clip.
Wired
11
Chinese women were remembered for being the powerhouse of their family businesses.
Radio NZ
12
But Goldberg's dream of turning Palace into a football powerhouse never materialised.
The Guardian
13
He also became a fund-raising powerhouse with his annual Labor Day telethon.
Reuters
14
Do you have what it takes to play with a post-minimalist powerhouse?
Wired
15
The diamond powerhouse believes Africa can do it all on its own.
The South African
16
Cronulla powerhouse Andrew Fifita is confident the fans will back the side.
Radio NZ
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