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Noun: electrical system
  1. Utility that provides electricity
    "The city's electrical system was upgraded to meet growing energy demands";
    - electrical plant
     
  2. Equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windscreen wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio
    "The mechanic diagnosed a problem with the car's electrical system"

Derived forms: electrical systems

Type of: equipment, utility

Part of: automotive vehicle, motor vehicle

Encyclopedia: Electrical system