Power Outage (Noun)
Meaning
Equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails; "the ice storm caused a power outage".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The entire neighborhood was affected by the power outage caused by a faulty transformer.
- A sudden power outage forced the hospital to switch to its backup generators.
- The ice storm caused a power outage that lasted for several days in the rural area.
- The company apologized for the inconvenience caused by the power outage during the concert.
- A power outage disrupted the manufacturing process at the factory, resulting in significant losses.