power failure Meaning of "power failure"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails

Usage(s):

  1. A major power failure strikes cities across the Northeast.
  2. A power failure caused by two men in a manhole, of all things, prevented the judge's words from entering cyberspace.
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/ˌæ prɪ ˈhɛn sɪv /