charging station

[chahr-jing stey-shuhn]

noun

1. an apparatus or facility with one or more electrical outlets for recharging the batteries of electric vehicles.

   The extra cost resulted from his decision to install a 240-volt charging station in his garage.

2. an apparatus for recharging the batteries of mobile devices.

   Avoid connecting your cellphone to any charging station that you do not control, such as one at an airport terminal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of charging station¹

First recorded in 1900–05; 2010–15 for current senses

Example Sentences

In one of the first ads, Brady is, for some reason, seen plugged into a charging station while a Hertz employee leads a woman to her electric car, saying, “Our new EV rental fleet is the absolute GOAT,” at which point the customer replies, “Speaking of GOATs, is that Tom Brady?”

From Salon

There are so many players using electric bikes to get to practices perhaps a charging station is next to be added on a program’s football budget.

From Los Angeles Times

"I drive an electric vehicle because I am poor," says Lu Yunfeng, a private hire driver, who is at a charging station on the outskirts of Guangzhou in the south of China.

From BBC

"With all the incentives we have in Norway, with no taxes on EVs, that was quite important to us money wise," he says while plugging in his car at a charging station in the capital.

From BBC

This electric grinder set features multiple grind settings, one-handed operation, and a sleek charging station.

From Salon