generating plant

collocation in English

meaningsofgenerateandplant

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withplant.
generate
verb[T]
uk
/ˈdʒen.ə.reɪt/us
/ˈdʒen.ə.reɪt/
to cause something ...
See more atgenerate
plant
noun
uk
/plɑːnt/us
/plænt/
a living thing that grows in earth, in water, or on other plants, usually has a stem, leaves, roots, and flowers, and ...
See more atplant

(Definition ofgenerateandplantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgenerating plant

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
The primary approach forgeneratingplantoils enriched in stearic acid has been to enhance metabolic flow from palmitic to stearic acid in developing seeds.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The first was heavy lubricating oil discharge on sites that were probably used for vehicle maintenance, or ageneratingplantdating from 1958-59 when the old base was occupied.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Negotiations are currently in progress for a £40 million contract for a steel plant and for a hydro-electricgeneratingplant.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is true that the conventionalgeneratingplantgave rise to delays but these have been overcome.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There was a hugegeneratingplantcosting nearly £1 million which had not been completed.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The proportion of levy receipts going to renewable generators is expected to increase during the 1990s, as more renewablegeneratingplantis commissioned.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Let me mention as an example electricity produced by heavy electricalgeneratingplant.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Although the capacity figures are given separately for each board, theirgeneratingplantis operated on a merit order basis under the joint generating agreement.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I suspect that we shall see greater improvements in the fuel efficiency of the initial primarygeneratingplantand of energy transmission.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Why hasgeneratingplantfor export received priority?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
More stations should have been erected but throughout the war years there was a curtailment of production of the necessarygeneratingplant.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I saw a biggeneratingplantwhich had been three-quarters built and which was worth about £750,000.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Do we need any moregeneratingplantin both the private and public sector?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
If we had known that we should have put down our owngeneratingplantand would never have made an agreement at all.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Gas-firedgeneratingplantwill have a contribution to make to reduction in emission of carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gases.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
But, if a slice of the newest generating capacity is pre-empted, the cost of carrying the oldgeneratingplantis put on to other consumers.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
What is the reason for this failure to live up to expectations in the matter of installing new electricalgeneratingplant?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
At that point he made a mistake when he seemed to assume that the largergeneratingplantshould be mainly nuclear.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There was the promise of a highly efficient environmentally clean coalgeneratingplant.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofgenerate
Go to the definition ofplant
See other collocations withplant