| отключение электричества | outage (a period of time when the supply of electricity, etc. is not working • a power outage Example Bank: • The baby was born during a power outage. • intermittent power outages up and down the East Coast. OALD. An outage is a period of time when the electricity supply to a building or area is interrupted, for example because of damage to the cables. [AM] A windstorm in Washington is causing power outages throughout the region. (in BRIT, use power cut). CCB Alexander Demidov) |
