Meaning of power grid | Babel Free
Definitions
The infrastructure for distributing electrical power throughout a region.
Equivalents
Català
xarxa elèctrica
Deutsch
Stromnetz
Español
red eléctrica
Français
réseau électrique
Nederlands
elektriciteitsnet
Português
rede elétrica
Русский
электросеть
Kiswahili
gridi ya umeme
Українська
електромережа
Examples
“Russian missiles have⟳ damaged or destroyed much of Ukraine’s power grid since the start⟳ of October, a concerted effort to make⟳ the winter as painful as possible for the civilian population.”
“There have⟳ been several examples of space weather affecting power grids in the last⟳ few decades, notably blackouts caused by GICs [geomagnetically induced currents] in Canada in 1989 and Sweden in 2003.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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