shore power

A form of shorepower — The supply of electricity to a vessel at berth

Meanings

nounshore power (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of shorepower.

    The locomotive can also be charged from shore power, making it essentially a bi-mode shunter.

    2025 February 19, “Network News: Hydrogen-powered Class 08 shunter unveiled”, in RAIL, number 1029, page 8, in a non-nautical context
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