power cut

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: cut. a temporary interruption or reduction in the supply of electrical power to a particular area

Example Sentences

There is something undeniably delicious in watching someone you revere fall to their knees, and Sophie begins to see in Alex “a tiny flickering of fear, at first only visible as a barely perceptible interruption to his arrogance, like a power cut that dims the lights for just a hundredth of a second.”

From Los Angeles Times

Heathrow shut down the following day as a result of the power cut, which led to thousands of cancelled flights and stranded passengers.

From BBC

Several screenings were interrupted by the power cut in the morning, before festival organisers were able to switch to private generators.

From BBC

A power cut in south-eastern France has temporarily disrupted screenings on the final day of the Cannes Film Festival.

From BBC

The power cut affected 160,000 homes in the Alpes-Maritimes area.

From BBC