This is a list of notable wide-scale power outages. To be included, the power outage must conform to all of the following criteria: The outage must not be planned by the service provider. The outage must affect at least 1,000 people and last at least one hour. There must be at least 1,000,000 person-hours of disruption.
Definition of decimate for English Language Learners. : 1  to destroy a large number of (plants, animals, people, etc.) : 2  to severely damage or destroy a large part of (something)
Examples of decimate in a Sentence. 1  This kind of moth is responsible for decimating thousands of trees in our town. 2  Budget cuts have decimated public services in small towns. 3  Alexanderâs ego killed more of his men in a needless trek through the Gedrosian Desert than Darius III ever did on the battlefield.