hydro
Electrical power supplyElectrical power supply; specifically, electrical power provided by a utility (as a publicly-owned one); payment or bills for this.
» Algeria has enormous hydro-power potential.
Meaning
4 senses(Canada, uncountable)Electrical power supply; specifically, electrical power provided by a utility (as a publicly-owned one); payment or bills for this.
I won't have lights until my house gets the hydro turned on.
She was having trouble paying the hydro.
(UK, countable, dated)A spa.
(rare, uncountable)Water.
(slang, uncountable)Hydroponically-grown marijuana.
Examples
4 sentencesAlgeria has enormous hydro-power potential.
Algeria needs more hydro-power potential.
Algeria has hydro-power stations.
How many hydro-power stations does Algeria have?
Origin
From the prefix hydro-, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”). By surface analysis, hydFrom the prefix hydro-, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”). By surface analysis, hydr- (“water”) + -o-. The Canadian "electricity" sense is owing to hydroelectricity being the prevalent source of electricity in much of Canada and many electric companies having the word Hydro in their names.
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Forms
plural: hydrosWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable