Definition of powerhouse Powerhouse

/pawˈɚhawˌs/ - [pawerhaws] - pow•er•house

We found 5 definitions of powerhouse from 3 different sources.

What does powerhouse mean?

Noun Plural: powerhouses
powerhouse - a highly energetic and indefatigable person
		human dynamo, ball of fire, fireball
		doer, actor, worker a theatrical performer
powerhouse - a team considered to be the best of its class
powerhouse - an electrical generating station
		power station, power plant
		station a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station"
		power grid, power system, grid a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region
		busbar, bus an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits; "the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system"
		turbogenerator generator consisting of a steam turbine coupled to an electric generator for the production of electric power