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Noun: gigawatt  'gi-gu,wat or 'ji-gu,wat
  1. (unit of power) a thousand million watts
    "The new solar farm had a capacity of 1.5 gigawatts";
    - GW

Derived forms: gigawatts

Type of: power unit

Encyclopedia: Gigawatt