to island
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8.5
- verb
- /ˈaɪlənd/
- Specialized
- To maintain service during maintenance, the generator can island from the main electrical grid.
Examples
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During outages, the solar panels can island to provide power to critical facilities.
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The battery system is designed to island when the main grid is down, ensuring continuous energy supply.
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So this is a Mitsubishi provides both the power island and.
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3.7
An island in New York Bay where many immigrants entered the United States from 1892 to 1954
- Specialized
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4.6
A long narrow sandy island near the coast that protects the mainland from waves and storms
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3.9
A stretch of water between Long Island and Connecticut on the US Atlantic coast
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3.4
A large island off the southwest coast of British Columbia that is the largest on North America's west coast
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2.8
An island in the southeast of New York City that forms the main part of Manhattan
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4.6
A city in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River known for its Union prison during the Civil War
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3.4
An island off the coast of California visited for its beaches and natural beauty
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2.1
An island in Hawaii that is the largest and known for volcanoes and black sand beaches
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4.5
An island at the entrance of Galveston Bay off the Texas coast with an old city and beaches
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2.8
The smaller of New Zealand's two main islands, with more people and separated from South Island by Cook Strait
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2.1
A creamy sauce for salads and sandwiches made from mayonnaise and chopped pickles
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6.5
An island in Mexico in the Pacific Ocean west of Baja California with rugged cliffs and rare wildlife
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4.3
An island in the English Channel near the coast of France that is a British Crown dependency
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8.0
An island in New York Bay now called Liberty Island, home to the Statue of Liberty
- Specialized
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5.7
A cotton plant that makes very long, soft fibers grown on coastal islands
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5.1
An island territory of Australia east of the mainland in the Pacific Ocean once used as a British prison colony
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8.6
A battle in December 1941 where Japan captured Wake Island after American marines fought hard
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4.2
An island off the coast of California known for beaches, resorts, and clear water
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3.7
An island in northeastern Nova Scotia, Canada known for scenic landscapes and Celtic culture
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6.1
An island near Juneau in southeast Alaska with many brown bears and dense forests
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5.6
A large island off the northwest coast of Wales separated from the mainland by the Menai Strait
- Australian
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7.7
A tall evergreen tree from Norfolk Island often grown as a house plant or decoration
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6.3
A large island in Papua New Guinea and the largest in the Solomon Islands group
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7.1
An island at the southern tip of Nova Scotia, Canada, known for many seabirds and its sea history
A fern from the Canary Islands and Madeira with soft, hairy underground stems like a hare's foot
- Specialized
A pump at a service station that gives fuel to cars from underground tanks
- New Zealand
A New Zealand plant that lives many years and grows on high mountains with white woolly flower heads
A small uninhabited island near the coast of Morocco claimed by both Morocco and Spain
A large island in Cape Verde in the Atlantic with towns, volcanic hills, and colonial buildings
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Etymology
When engineers say a system 'islands' or is 'islanded', they use the idea of becoming an island — cut off and working by itself. So to island a grid means it keeps running independently, separated from the main power system.