De stroomafschakeling
Example: De stroomafschakeling duurde langer dan verwacht door het slechte weer.
Definition
"De stroomafschakeling" refers to the planned or unplanned disconnection of electrical power supply to a certain area or system, often to perform maintenance or manage load, resulting in a temporary loss of electricity.
Etymology
The Dutch word "de stroomafschakeling" combines "stroom" meaning 'current' or 'electricity' and "afschakeling" meaning 'disconnection' or 'switching off.' It literally refers to cutting off the electric current, a term that emerged with the development of electrical power distribution systems.
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"De stroomafschakeling" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Energy - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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the power outage