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outage

(aʊtɪdʒ)
Word forms: plural outages
countable noun
An outage is a period of time when the electricity supply to a building or area is interrupted, for example because of damage to the cables.
[US]
A windstorm in Washington is causing power outages throughout the region.
regional note: in BRIT, use power cut

outage in British English

(ˈaʊtɪdʒ)
noun
1. 
a quantity of goods missing or lost after storage or shipment
2. 
a period of power failure, machine stoppage, etc

outage in American English

(ˈaʊtɪdʒ)
US
noun
1. 
an interruption or suspension
2. 
a temporary loss of electric power
Word origin
out + -age

outage in Electrical Engineering

(aʊtɪdʒ)
Word forms: (regular plural) outages
noun
(Electrical engineering: Electrical power, Distribution)
Outage is the period during which a generating unit, transmission line, or other facility is out of service.
High energy resolution reduces energy loss due to power outage.
Some peak loads continue to grow, potentially overloading these transformers andinevitably leading to outages.
Outage is the period during which a generating unit, transmission line, or other facilityis out of service.

Examples of 'outage' in a sentence
outage

It was as I entered the dark halo of the second outage that the urge to look back finally proved irresistible.
Pritchard, John NIGHT SISTERS (2001)
The miraculous portrait had been sawed out of the ice and carefully deep frozen, only to be lost in a summer power outage.
Louise Erdrich THE LAST REPORT ON THE MIRACLES AT LITTLE NO HORSE: A NOVEL (2001)
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