power outage
power outage
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Definition(s):
- (n) equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails
Usage(s):
- And the power outage is, well, loss of power.
- Greenpeace protest in front of the German nuclear power plant Krmmel in Geesthacht, northern Germany which caused a major power outage in Hamburg.
- A few hours prior to the twin blasts a large section of the convoy route had been plunged into darkness when an as yet unexplained power outage shut down all the street lamps.
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