HyperDic: power_failure

English > 1 sense of the expression *power failure*:
NOUN	event	power failure, power outage	equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails

English > *power failure*: 1 sense > noun 1, event
Meaning	equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails.
Synonym	power outage
Narrower	blackout	The failure of electric power for a general region
Narrower	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