national grid

British  

noun

1. a network of high-voltage power lines connecting major power stations

2. a grid of metric coordinates used by the Ordnance Survey in Britain and Ireland, and in New Zealand by the New Zealand Lands and Survey Department, and printed on their maps

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Example Sentences

He prefers companies in the power-management business as an AI play, such as Germany’s Siemens Energy and the United Kingdom’s National Grid.

From Barron's

He prefers companies in the power-management business as an AI play, such as Germany’s Siemens Energy and the United Kingdom’s National Grid.

From Barron's

He prefers companies in the power-management business as an AI play, such as Germany’s Siemens Energy and the United Kingdom’s National Grid.

From Barron's

Two wind farms off the west and north Wales coastline have secured UK government funding to supply the national grid, with up to 7,000 jobs expected to be created.

From BBC

Meanwhile, the National Grid said it was working to resolve power outages which have continued to affect more than 20,000 properties in parts of England and Wales.

From BBC