It was used to power machinery, including lifts (elevators), across London.
It ought to work automatically but if the power machinery is dead we can hardly hope for that.
But then for the first time our power machinery failed.
The horse in the gin gang could also power machinery outdoors.
She was the first battleship of any navy to utilize electricity to power machinery.
The brook was used to both clean yarn and power machinery.
In the stem section of the ship, the power machinery and converters came to life.
Some also operated power machinery, which underage workers are banned from using, the department said.
In most cases water was run from these via leats, which turned water-wheels to power machinery on site.
The compressed air was then used to power other machinery or tools.