Meanings
nounhydroelectric dam (plural hydroelectric dams)
plural hydroelectric dams
- A dam containing hydroelectric generators.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 水電站壩 /水电站坝
- 水電站壩 /水电站坝 (shuǐdiànzhànbà)dam containing hydroelectric generators
Finnish voimalaitospato
- voimalaitospatodam containing hydroelectric generators
French barrage hydroélectrique
- barrage hydroélectriquedam containing hydroelectric generators
Russian плоти́на ГЭС
- плоти́на ГЭС (plotína GES)dam containing hydroelectric generators
Swahili bwawa la umeme
- bwawa la umemedam containing hydroelectric generators
Cite this entry
APA
hydroelectric dam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroelectric%20dam
MLA
“hydroelectric dam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroelectric%20dam. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydroelectric dam,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroelectric%20dam.
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