off the grid
Of a home, business, or the occupants thereof, not using electricity from the public…Of a home, business, or the occupants thereof, not using electricity from the public electrical supply system.
» Tom lives off the grid.
Tom lebt fernab jeglicher Zivilisation. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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3 sensesOf a home, business, or the occupants thereof, not using electricity from the public electrical supply system.
Not reachable by means of a publicly available communication system, such as the Internet or a mobile telephone network.
(idiomatic)Isolated; in a remote location; in seclusion; not participating in some official process or system.
Examples
13 sentencesTom lives off the grid.
deTom lebt fernab jeglicher Zivilisation. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This house is off the grid.
ruЭтот дом не подключен к сети. — scriptin
deDieses Haus ist vom Versorgungsnetz abgeschnitten. — Waldelfe
Tom and Mary live off-grid.
deTom und Maria leben in Abgeschiedenheit von den Versorgungsnetzen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom and Mary live off the grid.
What's the most remote or off-grid accommodation you've stayed in?
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