waterpower

wa·ter·pow·er  (wôtr-pour, wtr-)

n.

1.

a. The energy produced by running or falling water that is used for driving machinery, especially for generating electricity.

b. A source of such energy, as a waterfall.

2. A water right owned by a mill.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

waterpower - the power to do work that is latent in a head of water power - (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)