Meaning

A power station; the building housing a power station.

Definitions by Sense

1. A power station; the building housing a power station
2. (figurative) Any source of power, energy or strength; a source of influence or inspiration
3. (card games) A very good hand of cards, likely to win.

Example Sentences

The new powerhouse comprised two tube turbines with a total capacity of 4,500 kW under 18.3 feet head.

The company has been a powerhouse in its industry for many years.

The mitochondrion is the powerhouse of the cell.

She's a powerhouse of ideas.

The Soviet Union often led the world in the Olympics during the Cold War, and East Germany was an Olympic powerhouse — though athletes from both are now believed to have been systematically and massively doped[…]

While the California economy maintains its powerhouse status, outranking even those of most countries, the state’s most-powerful sectors — including tech companies and supply chain logistics — have struggled to keep their footing, pummeled by high interest rates, investor skittishness, labor strife and other turmoil.

Long Europe’s powerhouse, Germany is struggling with a potent mix of short-term and deeper structural problems that – along with a divided and seemingly ineffectual government – have prompted economists to talk of the “sick man of Europe”.

The vocal powerhouse has sold more than 250 million albums during her 40-year career and has won five Grammy awards.

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When Should You Use Power house?

Use power house when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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