gridi

How to say it

Meaning

The network of power lines that carries electricity from power stations across a country.

Good to know

N class noun, mostly in gridi ya taifa, the national grid. Kuunganishwa na gridi is to be connected to it.

Examples

• Kijiji chetu kimeunganishwa na gridi ya taifa.Our village has been connected to the national grid.
• Umeme wa jua sasa unaingizwa kwenye gridi.Solar power is now fed into the grid.
• Hitilafu kwenye gridi ilisababisha giza nchi nzima.A fault on the grid caused a nationwide blackout.