der Stromausfall
Translation
power outage, blackout, power failure
Examples
Ein Stromausfall legte die ganze Stadt lahm.
A power outage paralyzed the entire city.
Nach den Stromausfällen funktionierte nichts mehr.
After the power outages, nothing worked anymore.
Grammar Patterns
ein Stromausfall a power outage A power outage caused chaos.
wegen eines Stromausfalls due to a power outage The trains were canceled due to a power outage.
bei einem Stromausfall during a power outage You should remain calm during a power outage.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Blackout, Stromunterbrechung
Etymology
Composed of 'Strom' (electricity, stream) and 'Ausfall' (failure, loss). Literally 'electricity failure'.
Memory Tips
Think of the 'stream' (Strom) of electricity 'falling out' (ausfallen).