Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with plant in British Collocation
plant
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
UK
/plɑːnt/
for making things
assembly
chemical
industrial
manufacturing
Honda were losing over 1,000 workers from their manufacturing plant in Yokohama.
for producing power
coal-fired
generating
nuclear
power
The nuclear plant has not been generating power for months.
for processing things
desalination
incineration
processing
recycling
refrigeration
sewage
Arguments for higher landfill taxes often come from those who run incineration plants.
open or shut a plant
close
close down
open
shut
shut down
When a plant is shut down, all the steam condenses in the pipework.
run a plant
operate
run
There comes a time when it is no longer economic to operate the plant.