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der Stromausfall, die Stromausfälle

power outage

Definition & meaning

A Stromausfall refers to a power outage or a blackout. It describes a situation where the electrical power supply to a specific area, building, or grid is interrupted, leading to a temporary loss of electricity.

Grammar & Word origin

This is a masculine compound noun consisting of two parts:

  1. der Strom : meaning "current" or "electricity".
  2. der Ausfall : meaning "failure", "drop-out", or "cancellation".

Grammatically, the plural form is die Stromausfälle.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms:

  • der Blackout (a common loanword used in German).
  • die Stromunterbrechung (a more formal/technical term).

Antonyms:

  • die Stromversorgung (power supply).
  • die Stromzufuhr (power feed/supply).

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Examples

Wegen des Stromausfalls blieben die Lichter gestern aus.other

Because of the power outage, the lights stayed off yesterday.

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