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hydro¹ Definition

hy·dro (drō)

noun pl. -·dros

Brit., Informal a place, such as a spa, where people go to get hydropathic treatments

hydro² Definition

hy·dro (drō)

noun

  1. hydroelectric power
  2. pl. -·dros a hydroelectric power plant

adjective

hydroelectric

hydro Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: These include hydro, wind and solar power and bioenergy projects.
  • use: Personaly I would have used black hydro in that situation.
  • pump: Suitability depends on scale, from battery systems at smaller scale to pumped hydro at a larger scale.
  • have: That's why he would rather have the hydro: it brings in the money and - possibly - keeps out the people.
  • build: Cost of offsetting it: £ 29.10 which contributes toward building a small-scale hydro, where energy is generated by water, in Bulgaria.

Adjective modifier

  • small-scale: The amount of energy that can be obtained from a small-scale hydro is subject to three main parameters.
  • black: It took a lot of persuasion from Darren Cox to put black hydro into it!
  • small: In 1851, Smedley became medical adviser to a small hydro on Matlock Bank.
  • red: They just set off so quick that they can bottom out red hydro and then the hook pulls.
  • large: Neither was the issue of whether nuclear power or large hydro should be excluded from the CDM.
  • large-scale: The government currently has no plans to replace existing nuclear generation capacity, nor for large-scale hydro or tidal power schemes.

Modifies a noun

  • dam: You can see the changes, for example recent additions have included things like wind farms and there's a hydro electric dam!
  • turbine: The hydro electric turbine was installed on the royal estate in the 1920s to provide Balmoral Castle with electric light.
  • massage: The bathroom is next door and offers a hydro massage shower.
  • electricity: This was the first electric tramway in the world to be powered by hydro electricity.
  • scheme: A presentation to explain how hydro schemes operate has been arranged for Monday 26 June in room 152 at 12.00pm.
  • station: The Power Station is a hydro electric station built under the mountain.

Noun used with modifier

  • micro: Your community could club together and have its own micro hydro power station or even a wind turbine.
  • scale: Small scale hydro power can provide clean, safe energy.
  • health: About people at a health hydro ( remember H's Happy Acres?