power outage
Sign in to saveAlso known as power cut, blackout, station blackout, electric power blackout, loss of power, power loss, power failure
short- or long-term loss of the electric power to an area
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Vehicle lights provided the only illumination during the 2009 Ecuador electricity crisis. Power outages in firms per month
A power outage, also called a blackout, a power failure, a power blackout, a power loss, a power cut, or a power out is the complete loss of the electrical power network supply to an end user.
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