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Westinghouse

Westinghouse

13 5.6
A major American company that makes electric products and equipment
  • proper noun
  • /ˈwɛstɪŋhaʊs/
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  • Winning a science fair in high school enabled him to be an exhibitor at the Westinghouse Pavilion at the 1939 World's Fair.
  • Westinghouse Electric
  • Westinghouse Corp.
  • Westinghouse Electric Corporation

They look to Japan and the US, the corporate coalition between Toshiba and Westinghouse and Hitachi and General Electric.

Examples

  • The Westinghouse Company has played a significant role in the development of alternative energy technologies.

  • The first-place award for the Westinghouse Science Talent Search (STS) this year went to an environmental project.

    Academic text (1992)

  • I won a Westinghouse Science Award.

    Made in America (1993)

  • Information on local and district competitions, as well as private corporations, such as Westinghouse, was included.

    Academic text (1993)

  • "Radio is a Lasting Gift," an advertisement for the Westinghouse company asserted.

    Academic text (2001)

  • DeCorso's professional career spans 46 years of engineering and engineering management activity that started with Westinghouse Electric Corp. in 1948.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Developed by BNFL's subsidiary, Westinghouse Electric Co., the AP600 is a light water reactor designed to generate 600 megawatts.

    Academic text (2001)

  • A gas/steam turbine combined-cycle plant can operate at 35 percent efficiency, said Dollard of Westinghouse.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Westinghouse Electric is famous for its pioneering innovations in Westinghouse technology.

  • In the 20th century, Westinghouse revolutionized the way electricity is generated and distributed.

Surface Forms

Westinghouse main

Etymology

Westinghouse the company was named after its founder George Westinghouse, and the name itself comes from west and house, meaning 'house in the west'. So the company name is simply the family name of its founder.