widespread blackouts

Idioma: pt

📖 Definições

Apagão generalizado; Apagão de guerra

EN: A situation where electrical power supply is interrupted over a large geographic area or affects a significant number of people simultaneously.; A period of enforced total darkness or lighting restrictions imposed over a large area, often for security or military purposes.

💬 Exemplos

The intense demand for cooling has overloaded electrical grids, leading to widespread blackouts.

A intensa demanda por refrigeração sobrecarregou as redes elétricas, levando a apagões generalizados.
During the conflict, the authorities ordered widespread blackouts to prevent enemy aircraft from targeting the city.

Durante o conflito, as autoridades ordenaram apagões generalizados para evitar que aeronaves inimigas atacassem a cidade.