| NOUN | event | power failure, power outage | equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails |
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| Meaning | equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails. | |
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| Synonym | power outage | |
| Narrower | blackout | The failure of electric power for a general region |
| flame-out | The failure of a jet engine caused by an interruption of the fuel supply or by faulty combustion | |
| Broader | breakdown, equipment failure | A cessation of normal operation |
| Spanish | apagón | |
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