A power cut is a break in the electricity supply. Sit through a power cut.
A modern house loses heating, water pressure and the internet along with the lights. A power cut reveals how many things quietly depend on a socket somewhere.
1nounpower cutA break in the electricity supply.
“The power cut lasted nine hours and the freezer survived.”
power cut is a failure.
Also accepted in games: outage
Practised in Emergency & Rescue