power failure vs blackout

power failure and blackout both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
power failure	Yes	No	No	No
blackout	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, blackout is a hyponym of power failure; that is, blackout is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than power failure:

power failure: equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails
blackout: the failure of electric power for a general region

Other hyponyms of power failure include flame-out.

power failure (noun)	blackout (noun)
equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails	a momentary loss of consciousness
	partial or total loss of memory
	the failure of electric power for a general region
	darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
	a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting

power failure vs blackout

power failure and blackout both are nouns.

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