power cut

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

The latest power cut is expected to take weeks -- if not months -- to repair, and residents are likely to be asked to cover the cost of the fuel for generators in the meantime.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

As midnight nears with the party in full swing, the waitress joins the throng on the dancefloor, swept up by the tunes -- until a power cut brings the music to a halt.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Some 30,000 properties had no water at the height of the problems which the company blamed, in part, on Storm Goretti and a power cut at a pumping plant.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Thousands of buildings have had their power cut, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, and many are without heating, as temperatures plummet to below freezing.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

When the power cut out, the system had misread the signal as a steam leak.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland