megawatt

noun

mega·​watt ˈme-gə-ˌwät 

: one million watts

Examples of megawatt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet the megawatt Cruise in our heads eclipses the nuance of his performances. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Over the next five years, the companies expect new equipment at each site to collectively lead to 890 megawatts of additional nuclear capacity. — Justine Calma, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026

In this case, the approach allows Vistra to add hundreds of megawatts while continuing to use existing nuclear sites and infrastructure. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Together, Millstone and Seabrook’s three reactors have an output of nearly 3,300 megawatts, or about one-quarter of all the electricity produced in New England. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

mega- + watt

First Known Use

circa 1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for megawatt

• aeronaut
• aforethought
• afterthought
• apricot
• argonaut
• astronaut
• camelot
• coffeepot
• concordat
• cosmonaut
• entrepot
• flowerpot

Medical Definition

megawatt

noun

mega·​watt ˈmeg-ə-ˌwät 

: one million watts

—abbreviation MW