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Definition of power cut noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

power cut

noun
 
/ˈpaʊə kʌt/
 
/ˈpaʊər kʌt/
(British English)
(North American English power outage)
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  1. a situation in which the supply of electricity is interrupted; a period of time when this happens
    • They get a lot of power cuts because they have overhead wires.
    • The capital and towns to the north were plunged into darkness by power cuts.

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