Vocabulary
der
Baustrom
/ˈbaʊ̯ˌʃtʁoːm/· noun· Pl. —
site power (the temporary electricity supply of a building site)
Der Baustrom comes from a Baustromverteiler — a robust box with sockets, circuit breakers and RCDs. Every machine on the site is plugged in there, never into a cable someone has run from a flat.
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- Singular
- der Baustrom
- Plural
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- des Baustroms
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Baustrom
site power
Baustrom gibt es nur aus dem Verteiler im Erdgeschoss.
Site power only comes from the distribution board on the ground floor.
Word family
Baustromder Baustromverteilersite power distribution boardder Stromelectricitydie Baustellebuilding siteder Baubuilding, construction
Common combinations
- Baustrom beantragento apply for site power
- den Baustrom abschaltento switch off the site power
- am Baustromverteiler anschließento plug in at the site distribution board
Real examples
- Bevor die Arbeiten beginnen, braucht die Baustelle Baustrom.Before the work starts, the site needs site power.
- Der Baustrom ist heute von zehn bis elf aus.The site power is off today from ten to eleven.
- Das Kabel vom Baustromverteiler ist beschädigt.The cable from the site distribution board is damaged.
