hydro

hydro
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Australian Slang
hydroponically grown marijuana
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Canadian Slang
(except Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the Maritimes) commonly as a synonym for electrical service. Many Canadian provincial electric companies generate power from hydroelectricity, and incorporate the term "Hydro" in their names
Toronto Hydro, Hydro Ottawa, etc. usage
"Manitoba Hydro... It's not just a Power Company anymore."; "How long did you work for Hydro?" "When's Hydro gonna get the lines back up."; "The hydro bill is due on the fifteenth."; "I didn't pay my hydro bill so they shut off my lights."
a reference to electricity, not water. Synonymous with electrical service in provinces where most of the power is supplied through hydroelectricity. "The hydro is out," means there's no power, not no water. This phrase extends to things like 'hydro poles,' 'hydro wires,' and having a 'hydro bill.'

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  • Hydro... — hydro..., Hydro..., (vor Vokalen:) hydr..., Hydr...: Das Bestimmungswort von Zusammensetzungen mit der Bedeutung »Wasser, Feuchtigkeit« ist entlehnt aus gleichbed. griech. hýdōr (Genitiv hýdatos), das urverwandt ist mit dt. ↑ Wasser. – Vgl. den… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

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