Phrase guide

power grid

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The infrastructure for distributing electrical power throughout a region.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: power system, grid

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: facility, installation

History

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: kragnetwerk — the infrastructure for distributing electrical power throughout a region
  • Belarusian: электрасе́тка (eljektrasjétka) — the infrastructure for distributing electrical power throughout a region
  • Catalan: xarxa elèctrica — the infrastructure for distributing electrical power throughout a region
  • Danish: elektricitetsforsyningsnet — the infrastructure for distributing electrical power throughout a region
  • Danish: elforsyningsnet — the infrastructure for distributing electrical power throughout a region
  • Danish: elnet — the infrastructure for distributing electrical power throughout a region
  • Dutch: elektriciteitsnet — the infrastructure for distributing electrical power throughout a region
  • Estonian: elektrivõrk — the infrastructure for distributing electrical power throughout a region
  • Estonian: vooluvõrk — the infrastructure for distributing electrical power throughout a region
  • Finnish: sähköverkko — the infrastructure for distributing electrical power throughout a region
  • French: réseau électrique — the infrastructure for distributing electrical power throughout a region
  • German: Stromnetz — the infrastructure for distributing electrical power throughout a region
  • Polish: sieć elektroenergetyczna — the infrastructure for distributing electrical power throughout a region
  • Portuguese: rede elétrica — the infrastructure for distributing electrical power throughout a region
  • Russian: электросе́ть (elektrosétʹ) — the infrastructure for distributing electrical power throughout a region
  • Serbo-Croatian: електромрежа — the infrastructure for distributing electrical power throughout a region
  • Serbo-Croatian: elektromreža — the infrastructure for distributing electrical power throughout a region
  • Spanish: red eléctrica — the infrastructure for distributing electrical power throughout a region
  • Swahili: gridi ya umeme — the infrastructure for distributing electrical power throughout a region
  • Swedish: kraftnät — the infrastructure for distributing electrical power throughout a region
  • Ukrainian: електромере́жа (elektromeréža) — the infrastructure for distributing electrical power throughout a region