out·age 
/ˈaʊtɪʤ/ noun
plural out·ag·es /ˈaʊtɪʤ/ noun [count] US : a period of time when there is no electricity in a building or area
▪ The power outage left us in the dark for five hours. [=we did not have electrical power for five hours] —called also (Brit) power cut
▪ The power outage left us in the dark for five hours. [=we did not have electrical power for five hours] —called also (Brit) power cut
