Definition of "off the grid" in English

Adjective

1. Not using electricity from the public electrical supply system.

2. Not reachable via a publicly available communication system, such as the Internet or a mobile telephone network.

3. Isolated; in a remote location; in seclusion; not participating in some official process or system.

Adverb

1. In or into a situation or place in which electricity from the public electricity system is not used.

2. In or into a clandestine or isolated situation or place, especially one in which public communication is curtailed.

3. Secretly; in a clandestine manner.