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run-of-the-river

run-of-the-river noun: a type of hydroelectric generation plant with little or no water storage, which is therefore subject to seasonal river flows.

Noun

run-of-the-river (uncountable)

  1. (attributive) A type of hydroelectric generation plant with little or no water storage, which is therefore subject to seasonal river flows.

Questions about run-of-the-river

What does run-of-the-river mean?
Run-of-the-river means a type of hydroelectric generation plant with little or no water storage, which is therefore subject to seasonal river flows.
What part of speech is run-of-the-river?
Run-of-the-river is a noun.

Words near run-of-the-river in the dictionary

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  2. run-length encodings
  3. run-o'-the-mill
  4. Run-O-Waters
  5. run-of-the-mill
  6. run-of-the-river
  7. run-off
  8. run-offs
  9. run-on
  10. run-on sentence
  11. run-on sentences

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