peaker plant

English

noun
Definitions
  • An electric power station used to rapidly generate power to prevent brownouts when demand rapidly increases, exceeding supply and the ability of baseload power generation stations to ramp up the supply of electricity.

Etymology

Compound from English peak + English plant (set firmly, sole, place).

Origin

English

plant

Gloss

set firmly, sole, place

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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