1
: grating
2
a(1)
: a perforated or ridged metal plate used as a conductor in a storage battery
(2)
: an electrode consisting of a mesh or a spiral of fine wire in an electron tube
(3)
: a network of conductors for distribution of electric power
also
: a network of radio or television stations
b
: a network of uniformly spaced horizontal and perpendicular lines (as for locating points on a map)
also
: something resembling such a network
a road grid
c
: gridiron sense 3
broadly
: football
3
: the starting positions of cars on a racecourse
4
: a device in a photocomposer on which are located the characters to be exposed as the text is composed
Examples of grid in a Sentence
The students plotted points on a grid.
The city streets form a grid.
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When the power goes out, the switch lets your home draw power from your backup source instead of from the power grid.
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Allyson Chiu, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
Solar customers feed excess electricity onto the grid, which boosts energy reliability and helps to avoid the expense of building new transmission lines.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 14 July 2024
During a news conference Thursday, Patrick was asked by a reporter whether the state is considering modifying the power grid, which has encountered several issues over the years due to severe weather.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 13 July 2024
The cells are installed on-site at facilities including data centers and can operate independently of the power grid.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 12 July 2024
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Allyson Chiu, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
Solar customers feed excess electricity onto the grid, which boosts energy reliability and helps to avoid the expense of building new transmission lines.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 14 July 2024
During a news conference Thursday, Patrick was asked by a reporter whether the state is considering modifying the power grid, which has encountered several issues over the years due to severe weather.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 13 July 2024
The cells are installed on-site at facilities including data centers and can operate independently of the power grid.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 12 July 2024
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grid
noun1
2
: a metal plate used as a conductor in a storage battery
3
: an element of an electron tube consisting of a network of fine wire
4
: a network of horizontal and perpendicular lines (as for locating points on a map using coordinates or for counting a sample of particles or organisms on a microscope slide)
5
: a network of conductors for distribution of electrical power
also
: a network of radio or television stations
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