power outage

English - Turkish

Definition of power outage in English Turkish dictionary

Elektrik kesintisi

elektrik kesilmesi

English - English

Definition of power outage in English English dictionary

A power outage (also known as power cut, power failure or power loss) is the loss of the electricity supply to an area

An interruption of power

a period of time when there is no electricity supply = power failure British Equivalent: power cut

blackout, temporary power failure

equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails; "the ice storm caused a power outage

equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails; "the ice storm caused a power outage"

Hyphenation

po·wer out·age

Turkish pronunciation

pauır autıc

Pronunciation

/ˈpouər ˈoutəʤ/ /ˈpaʊɜr ˈaʊtəʤ/

Etymology

[ 'pau(-&)r ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old French poeir, from poeir to be able, from Vulgar Latin potEre, alteration of Latin posse; more at POTENT.