Frequency rank: 41,056. – 41,671.
- power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb
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Last night I could not do my homework on account of a long blackout.
A power failure contributed to the confusion in the hall.
There was no electricity for two days in the aftermath of the typhoon.
The company went after its no. 1 customer complaint: power outages.
11. まんはったんマンハッタンのきんゆうがい金融街にあるしょうけんとりひきしょ証券取引所のなか中には、かさい火災とていでん停電のため、えいぎょう営業をはやめに早めにきりあげてしまった切り上げてしまったところもあります。
The fire and power outage resulted in a shortened workday at some exchanges in Manhattan's financial district.
Every hospital has a back-up electric generator in case of blackout.
Oh no! It's a power outage! Hey, where was the flashlight again?
Tom believes that there will be a big blackout soon.
We had a power outage, so I had to reset the clock on my VCR. However, I was off by an hour, so the program I wanted to record wasn't recorded.