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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPower outage
/ˈpaʊ.ər ˈaʊ.tɪdʒ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A period of time when the electricity supply is temporarily cut off in a specific area.
"A severe storm last night caused a massive power outage across the entire city." - 2
An unexpected failure or cessation of electrical power to a facility or grid.
"The hospital switched immediately to backup generators during the unexpected power outage."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'power', derived from the Old French 'poder' (to be able) and Latin 'posse', with 'outage', a 20th-century coinage formed by appending the nominal suffix '-age' to the phrasal verb 'out'. It emerged in American English during the mid-20th century to describe the widespread interruption of electrical service.
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Panne de courant
Transliteration: pan de ku.ʁɑ̃
"La panne de courant a duré plus de trois heures."
Stromausfall
Transliteration: ʃtʁɔmˌʔaʊsfal
"Wegen des Sturms gab es einen plötzlichen Stromausfall."
Interruzione di corrente
Transliteration: in.ter.rutˈtjoː.ne di korˈrɛn.te
"Un'interruzione di corrente ha lasciato quartieri al buio."
Apagón
Transliteration: a.paˈɣon
"El apagón afectó a miles de hogares en la ciudad."
Queda de energia
Transliteration: ˈkwe.dɐ dʒi e.neɾˈʒi.ɐ
"A queda de energia desligou todos os computadores do escritório."
बिजली गुल
Transliteration: bijli gul
"तूफान के कारण शहर में बिजली गुल हो गई।"
停电
Transliteration: tíngdiàn
"暴风雨导致整个社区停电。"
정전
Transliteration: jeongjeon
"강한 바람 때문에 갑자기 정전이 되었다."
停電
Transliteration: teiden
"台風の影響で市内各地で停電が発生した。"
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