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What does hydroelectric mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word hydroelectric? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water
  2. of or relating to the electricity so produced
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In Wales this problem is solved by the Dinorwig hydroelectric power station, which pumps water up to a high reservoir during off-peak periods.
Glaciers supply much of the fresh water and hydroelectric power in South and Central Asia.
They included a steam locomotive, a hydroelectric turbine, a steam turbine, electrical power lines and an airplane.
It has a hydroelectric motor, so it can effectively draw infinite amounts of electric power from the water.
This project involved the restoration of an old mill wheel along the River Barrow with a view to creating hydroelectric power.
Parallel rivers fall to the Baltic Sea in rapids and falls, many of which have hydroelectric power stations.

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