Short- or long-term loss of the electric power to an area.
Equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails.
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Examples for "blackout "
Examples for "blackout "
1 But a simple blackout didn't require the attention of the prime minister.
2 S&P also believes attempts to reintroduce a blackout provision would likely fail.
3 Several thefts from shops in the area were reported during the blackout .
4 The blackout has long been in place to protect attendances at matches.
5 I think there should be a one-day blackout across the entertainment industry.
1 What better way to start your week than with a power cut ?
2 The power cut last night has created a good deal of chaos.
3 Mr O'Sullivan said a power cut meant their lodgings were without heating.
4 Rescue efforts are under way, though hampered by a major power cut .
5 A multiple feeder outage had caused the power cut , the spokesperson said.
1 The Commission set a goal of completing the rulemaking process for a new station blackout rule by April 2014.
1 The early loss of power prevented landline and radio alerts being effective.
2 Nature puts her ban of deterioration and loss of power upon idleness.
3 Short term loss of power and other services is also possible, it said.
4 Government officials in some countries fear loss of power and control.
5 Company leaders previously have blamed the accident on an unexplained loss of power .
1 Ike caused the largest single power outage in Texas, according to state regulators.
2 The culprit: a 20-minute power outage at a single Northern Virginia data center.
3 Security guard tells me power outage of this sort has never happened before.
4 Maybe whatever caused the power outage has finally begun to calm.
5 It experienced a plant-wide power outage as Harvey drenched east Texas.
6 Mission controllers faked a fire and a power outage to keep them alert.
7 Sept. 1 - Complete power outage shuts production at the refinery.
8 Then, one night, there was a power outage at his farm.
9 I wondered briefly how they did it if there was a power outage .
10 People who, unlike him, enjoyed the thrill of the power outage .
11 The power outage occurred on Thursday at Lockport, Illinois, near Chicago.
12 A long power outage can cause molten aluminum to solidify inside the smelter.
13 The last two deaths, he said, were a direct result of the power outage .
14 Your high-value power backup system fails the moment you need it-duringa power outage .
15 CFE said that a brush fire between transmission towers had caused the power outage .
16 I read it every time we had a power outage .
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