power cut

British

noun

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

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power cut

This incident, stemming from a short power cut that affected Network Rail's operating centre in Manchester, was, in itself, unusual.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

BT said it offered a range of options in the event of a power cut, and that back-up power generators were being added to more sites.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Then the power cut out and their cameras went dead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Gavle University in central Sweden staged a power cut in the middle of a speech there by the higher education minister to demonstrate how its bidirectional chargers worked.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

"An immortal dragon of power cut from this stone will be a fitting sculpture for my formal chamber."

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

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