De blackout
Example: Tijdens de blackout was er geen stroom in het hele dorp.
Definition
"De blackout" refers to a complete power outage affecting an area, during which electrical energy supply is interrupted and no electricity is available, such as in the example phrase where the whole village experienced no power during the blackout.
Etymology
The term "de blackout" comes from the English word 'blackout,' which originally described the practice of turning off all lights to avoid detection during wartime air raids. Over time, it has been adopted into Dutch to specifically mean a power failure or electrical outage.
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"De blackout" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Energy - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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