blackout

/ˈblæk·ɑʊt/ n [C] (NO ELECTRICITY)

Definition

› a period of time when electric power has failed, causing a loss of lights: A blackout ended the game early.

(Definition of blackout n (NO ELECTRICITY) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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