Megawatt (noun)

A unit of power equal to one million watts.

Origin:

From mega- + watt.

Examples:

1. The new wind farm will have a capacity of over 500 megawatts.
2. The power plant's output is measured in megawatts.
3. The average American household uses about 1.2 megawatts of electricity per year.
4. The electric car requires a much smaller power source, measured in kilowatts or even megawatts.
5. The energy consumption of the city is measured in megawatts.