to island
- 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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- Specialized
A long narrow sandy island near the coast that protects the mainland from waves and storms
An island in New York Bay where many immigrants entered the United States from 1892 to 1954
A stretch of water between Long Island and Connecticut on the US Atlantic coast
The smaller of New Zealand's two main islands, with more people and separated from South Island by Cook Strait
A battle in December 1941 where Japan captured Wake Island after American marines fought hard
An island in New York Bay now called Liberty Island, home to the Statue of Liberty
A creamy sauce for salads and sandwiches made from mayonnaise and chopped pickles
A large island off the southwest coast of British Columbia that is the largest on North America's west coast
A large island in Papua New Guinea and the largest in the Solomon Islands group
An island in northeastern Nova Scotia, Canada known for scenic landscapes and Celtic culture
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
An island off the coast of California visited for its beaches and natural beauty
An island near Juneau in southeast Alaska with many brown bears and dense forests
A large island off the northwest coast of Wales separated from the mainland by the Menai Strait
An island in the southeast of New York City that forms the main part of Manhattan
An island at the entrance of Galveston Bay off the Texas coast with an old city and beaches
An island in Mexico in the Pacific Ocean west of Baja California with rugged cliffs and rare wildlife
An island in Hawaii that is the largest and known for volcanoes and black sand beaches
- Specialized
A pump at a service station that gives fuel to cars from underground tanks
An island in the English Channel near the coast of France that is a British Crown dependency
An island territory of Australia east of the mainland in the Pacific Ocean once used as a British prison colony
- Australian
A tall evergreen tree from Norfolk Island often grown as a house plant or decoration
- New Zealand
A New Zealand plant that lives many years and grows on high mountains with white woolly flower heads
A city in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River known for its Union prison during the Civil War
A small uninhabited island near the coast of Morocco claimed by both Morocco and Spain
An island off the coast of California known for beaches, resorts, and clear water
A large island in Cape Verde in the Atlantic with towns, volcanic hills, and colonial buildings
- Specialized
A cotton plant that makes very long, soft fibers grown on coastal islands
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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.