solar house
- noun
- /ˈsoʊlər haʊs/
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casa solar
- We toured two remote solar houses that run independently of the national power grid.
Examples
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The new solar house in our neighborhood is energy-efficient.
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To reduce bills, she bought a solar house with rooftop panels and a large battery bank.
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After installing battery storage, their solar house supplied nearly all electricity during the winter.
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Many solar houses are built with sustainable materials.
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The new development includes several solar houses that produce their own electricity.
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Living in a solar house has allowed them to reduce their energy bills significantly.
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They decided to build a solar house to minimize their carbon footprint and live off-grid.
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Morphology
The meaning 'a house that generates its own electricity from the sun' is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'solar' (pertaining to sun energy) with 'house' (a dwelling). This noun–noun composition is a regular, compositional pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Solar house comes from the picture of a house with solar panels on the roof that catch sunlight and charge batteries, so the home makes its own electricity and can run without the public power grid. That's why it means 'a house that generates its own electricity and can be self-sufficient'.