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power outageˈpower ˌoutage noun [countable] American English - From retail stores to hospitals to universities, doors remained open as back-up generators kicked in almost immediately following the power outage.
- He said there was no power outage.
- Play was delayed for two hours by a power outage.
- She could not breathe on her own enough to survive a power outage longer than a breath or two.
- The midday power outage also caused traffic snarls as police officers directed traffic through intersections whose signals had gone dark.
a period of time when there is no electricity supply SYN power failure, power cut British English |