"supergrid" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-supergrid.wav [US] Forms: supergrids [plural]
Etymology: super- + grid Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|grid}} super- + grid Head templates: {{en-noun}} supergrid (plural supergrids)
  1. A wide-area transmission network that makes it possible to trade high volumes of electricity across great distances. Wikipedia link: supergrid Translations (wide-area electrical transmission network): supernet [neuter] (Dutch), superverkko (Finnish), Verbundnetz [neuter] (German), суперсе́ть (supersétʹ) [feminine] (Russian), supernät [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-supergrid-en-noun-jxLoy1Nt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with super-

Inflected forms

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