kilowatt of power

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kilowatt
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɪl.ə.wɒt/us
/ˈkɪl.ə.wɑːt/
a unit of power equal to ...
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power
noun
uk
/paʊər/us
/ˈpaʊ.ɚ/
ability to control people ...
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Perhaps we could ensure that for eachkilowattofpowerthat is generated, there is a similar reduction.
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The 27-volt system requires approximately onekilowattofpower, and weighs around 1100kg lb.
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It broadcasts with onekilowattofpowerduring the day, but reduces to 500 watts at night.
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It is provisionally estimated that some 300,000 kilowatts of power were lost.
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These schemes will take £100,000,000 of capital in their full development, and they will provide 1,000,000 kilowatts of power.
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For that £40 million there will be 300,000 kilowatts of power available on installation, or 300 megawatts.
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It occupied a room with 1,000 square feet of floor space and required 27 kilowatts of power.
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One additional advantage, which it is well to bear in mind, is that it has a catchment area which of itself provides many kilowatts of power.
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The spotlights used were xenon arc lamps requiring 4 kilowatts of power each.
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The ten machines drew 15 kilowatts of power each continuously, largely for the tube heaters.
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The most powerful stations in the two countries transmit with 50 kilowatts of power.
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A spark gap transmitter with 75 kilowatts of power fed four tall antennas on the 2 ha site overlooking the ocean.
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The reactor initially produced 5,000 kilowatts of power, enough to power a town of 12,000.
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The engines are capable of outputting 68,520 kilowatts of power.
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According to one estimate, it has a generating capacity of 2.6 million kilowatts of power, which is enough to power 1.9 million homes.
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Its single solar array is expected to generate a minimum of 2.5 kilowatts of power.
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Solar panels covering the tops of the shade canopies produce a combined 75 kilowatts of power.
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Its solar arrays are expected to generate around 12 kilowatts of power at the beginning of the satellite's design life, and around 11 kilowatts at the end of it.
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