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Meanings of
powerhouse
in English
Portuguese
central eléctrica
Catalan
planta elèctrica
Spanish
planta eléctrica
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An electrical generating station.
power station
power plant
Portuguese
central eléctrica
A highly energetic and indefatigable person.
fireball
human dynamo
ball of fire
Synonyms
Examples for "
fireball
"
fireball
human dynamo
ball of fire
Examples for "
fireball
"
1
Mr Moore said the cause of the
fireball
was not yet clear.
2
NewsImageFile: The plane crashed into the ground before exploding in a
fireball
.
3
A
fireball
streaked through the clear morning sky, followed by loud bangs.
4
The
fireball
looked to be coming down right on top of him.
5
Some left the shelters after the initial flash to view the
fireball
.
1
The restless throb of the
human
dynamo
was lower and more subdued.
2
He blinked at her as if she had been a
human
dynamo
.
3
She has a goodish deal of money and is a kind of
human
dynamo
.
4
She was a perfect
human
dynamo
of force and energy.
5
My sister was the most indefatigable woman I have ever known; a kind of
human
dynamo
.
1
Over the roof and the smokestacks floated the yellowish-red
ball
of
fire
.
2
A coppery moon hung like a
ball
of
fire
in the sky.
3
I land on the ground and walk though a
ball
of
fire
.
4
Down, way down, there was a
ball
of
fire
in the sky.
5
It is clearer than some samples, but obviously no
ball
of
fire
.
Usage of
powerhouse
in English
1
Oil producer Angola is seen as an emerging financial
powerhouse
in Africa.
2
These are from the early days of Kilter, Powell's
powerhouse
hold company.
3
China is now the global
powerhouse
that we must seek to replicate.
4
He was a
powerhouse
on many progressive issues, education foremost among them.
5
This vocal and lyrical
powerhouse
is a headliner and for good reason.
6
EyePissGlitter -A
powerhouse
of expression through music, fashion and home goods.
7
They have a match coming up against the
powerhouse
team from Iran.
8
The merger would assemble a liquefied natural gas
powerhouse
in the country.
9
He sees as Asia as the global
powerhouse
of the 21st century.
10
The real AOL is an advertising
powerhouse
,
growing at a fearsome clip.
11
Chinese women were remembered for being the
powerhouse
of their family businesses.
12
But Goldberg's dream of turning Palace into a football
powerhouse
never materialised.
13
He also became a fund-raising
powerhouse
with his annual Labor Day telethon.
14
Do you have what it takes to play with a post-minimalist
powerhouse
?
15
The diamond
powerhouse
believes Africa can do it all on its own.
16
Cronulla
powerhouse
Andrew Fifita is confident the fans will back the side.
Other examples for "powerhouse"
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About this term
powerhouse
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
economic powerhouse
northern powerhouse
global powerhouse
industrial powerhouse
asian powerhouse
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Translations for
powerhouse
Portuguese
central eléctrica
usinas de energia
usina
Catalan
planta elèctrica
central elèctrica
Spanish
planta eléctrica
estación eléctrica
estación generadora
Powerhouse
through the time
Powerhouse
across language varieties
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Less common
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