power outage Meaning of "power outage"

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Definition(s):

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

Usage(s):

  1. And the power outage is, well, loss of power.
  2. Greenpeace protest in front of the German nuclear power plant Krmmel in Geesthacht, northern Germany which caused a major power outage in Hamburg.
  3. 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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