A surname.
drax
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for drax.
Editorial note
At least with Drax the combustion is managed by professionals, can have treatment to remove some emissions, and shoots the pollution high into the atmosphere.
Quick take
A surname.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of drax gathered in one view.
A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6726).
Ellipsis of Drax Power Station.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for drax.
noun
A surname.
noun
A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6726).
noun
Ellipsis of Drax Power Station.
Example sentences
At least with Drax the combustion is managed by professionals, can have treatment to remove some emissions, and shoots the pollution high into the atmosphere.
Its probably safer to live near Drax than a village full of recreational wood burners.
They’re referring to the source of wood pellets for the Drax power plant i.e.
Banning Drax from using woodpellets from important nature (ancient forests, rainforests etc) is probably a route that'll be more likely to havesuccess.
Besides that, Drax doesn't only run on waste products (that's what they'd like to make us believe), they mostly run on freshly logged timber.
Yes, if you count the Drax power plant as renewable, sure.
In Moonraker, Drax has a hidden space station.
Ian Fleming explored that idea rather effectively with Hugo Drax in the original Moonraker novel (which doesn't have much besides the name in common with the movie.) The way things are playing out, Drax must have been Musk's childhood hero.
I'd love to know if the decision to burn other economies wood pellets in Drax could be ended, and if Batteries can do the job!
I'm not sure I understand what the point of that list is, Drax is the UK's largest coal-fired power station, of course it emits the most CO2!
The fact they have Drax energy at 88% tells me they are counting the giant coal factory converted to burn the worlds forest as renewable, it definitely is not just because its biomass.
Somehow, printing out articles from the web seems pretty small beer compared to felling trees in the forests of North Carolina for conversion to wood chips and transporting them 3,000 miles to Drax Power Station in the UK.
Quote examples
Among other parallels, Drax ingratiates himself with England's leadership ("Your Majesty, may I have the temerity...") and cheats at games despite obviously not needing the money or fame.
Proper noun examples
Drax and the others know that, but suck up all the government cash they can anyway.
Drax seem to share not just the name, but the morals of a certain Bond villain.
Now he looks like a cross between film and book versions of Hugo Drax, or like Joiler Veppers from Surface Detail.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use drax in a sentence?
At least with Drax the combustion is managed by professionals, can have treatment to remove some emissions, and shoots the pollution high into the atmosphere.
What does drax mean?
A surname.
What part of speech is drax?
drax is commonly used as noun.