blackout
power cut BrE , also: power out
power outage AmE

I came home one night and for some reason, the street had a power cut.

Students can continue their study without any power cut and internet issue.

Will its systems still work in the event of a power cut?

Because there was a power cut, and the lights went out.

The lamps were out with the power cut, but you never knew when they might come on.

What if there had been a power cut in the meantime?

On a downside a potential problem could be a power cut.

She thought of a power cut, unusual at night, and stood in wonder for a moment.

The power cut off, and the house began tumbling over, slowly.

What happens if/when the power cuts come in future decades?

Power cuts for several hours a day are now routine.

She should at least have felt a twitch as such power cut in.

There was a power cut in the area at 6.25 pm which added more confusion to the situation.

While being too young to vote then I remember the year well, with its strikes and power cuts.

No power cut would affect the radio, or the satellites.

A drop in voltage can be more serious than a power cut.

Electricity is available with daily power cuts, similar to the rest of the country.

But the power cut off before I could get out a signal."

The power cuts in recent years have clearly shown how vulnerable we are.

And that, of course, meant power cuts, at a time when people really needed their electricity.

If there is a power cut for 3 hours, what should you do about the contents of your freezer?

This started automatically in the event of a power cut and could keep the exchange going for days.

Street lighting in urban areas is subject to power cuts.

As darkness fell, the main riot area was further hit by a power cut.

The area has been subjected to severe power cuts for the past several months.

We would have just thought it was a power outage.

In a power outage, people understand that other forces are at work.

I've read in some places power outages are more of an issue.

As of January 1, power outages last 16 hours per day.

Any number of things could have caused the power outage.

Power outages were a way of life in his neighborhood.

The city had power outages and damage to its water systems.

Massive power outages could become a problem across any country using such a system.

The most common cause of a major, long-term power outage is what?

About 800,000 people through the state experienced power outages, which is almost a third of the population.

The wind also caused many power outages for several months.

And you still have to know where your candles are for the power outages.

The time of the power outages ranged from 20 minutes to over eight hours.

In theory, this system could reduce power outages and other problems.

It led to power outages and at least 7 deaths.

This one came after the power outage delayed the start of the game for 43 minutes.

He would have enough to deal with, judging by that last power outage.

Schools in some areas were closed on June 11 due to the power outages.

Also sometimes weather, power outages, and other problems can make communication hard.

Power outages and wind damages were reported in some areas.

Around 15,000 residents were affected by power outages as a result.

Have to wonder what was behind a power outage in the palace.

The clock had stopped in the night: another power outage.

On the one hand, he must work to lift the threat of power outages.

If there was any kind of significant power outage throughout the city, many people would freeze.

Still others turned the blackout into a reason to party.

But the phone almost always works, even during a blackout.

And these are the problems most likely to cause summer blackouts.

Even in the blackout you could sense the size of the place.

The media have had a total news blackout the past four hours.

No other group is subject to such a blackout of its past.

The two blackouts, however, could not have been more different.

"And the project still wants to keep a blackout on the news?"

I thought how I'd come to the meeting myself in blackout.

Some blackouts have been known to last up to 5 days.

They will be blackout in the home team market period.

I only had one more blackout left in me, as it happened.

Blackouts of 12 hours or more a day have been common in the last two weeks.

Rather than getting around the blackout how about doing without it for a day?

Then turn them into the blackout position all in one go when we're ready.

"I had never been through a blackout like that before."

Companies have also learned to work around problems like blackouts.

More than nine and a half months into the blackout.

But, he says, a blackout might not be that bad.

Even before the blackout, they developed a plan to begin doing so.

"For the blackout, it was a while before we had everything under control."

The blackout was the second such event in less than six weeks.

Blackouts can range from an hour to the whole day.

It was their second straight blackout and third of the season.

Half the people in the Eastern states must have a blackout story by now.