The most likely meaning of the word "generator" in the context of the excerpt is a machine used to create electrical energy.
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The first to succeed was Jacob Schoellkopf. In 1877, he bought Augustus Porter’s canal. Then he ran several waterwheels at once, using the power of the falls. Each one sent power to a different business. A few years later, he used the water to run a small generator that lit up sixteen streetlights in Niagara Falls, New York.
What is most likely the meaning of the word generator?
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a business that provides electricity to cities
a business that provides electricity to cities
a lighting company
a lighting company
a type of waterwheel
a type of waterwheel
a machine used to create electrical energy
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