shutoff

American  

[shuht-awf, -of] / ˈʃʌtˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

Or shut-off

noun

1. an object or device that shuts (something) off.

   the automatic shutoff on a heater.

2. an act or instance of shutting off something, as an opening, a flow, or a service.

   a shutoff of electric power due to unpaid bills.

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Etymology

Origin of shutoff

First recorded in 1865–70; noun use of verb phrase shut off

Example Sentences

Asked why Edison did not turn off those transmission lines on Jan. 7, Pizarro said in the interview that the company’s protocol at the time, which analyzes wind speed and other risk factors, did not call for a preventive shutoff.

From Los Angeles Times

The first Santa Anas of the season triggered a power shutoff for thousands of Southern Californians on Wednesday as utilities, firefighters and health officials were put on alert for impacts from the strong winds and unseasonably warm temperatures.

From Los Angeles Times

More than 2,000 Southern California Edison customers lost power as part of a public safety power shutoff, utility officials said, and another 22,373 shutoffs for customers were being considered.

From Los Angeles Times

Robert McCullough, a veteran energy analyst who has studied decades of wildfires caused by electrical companies, said that in the 2022 study Edison was warned that “there might be some bad ramifications” of such a power shutoff, including “a surge along these major transmission lines.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The thing that has been different, overall, this year is that we have had communities that are not used to undergoing a public safety power shutoff having them, for some people for first time ever; for others, for the first time in recent memory,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

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