1
: a quantity or bulk of something lost in transportation or storage
2
a
: a failure or interruption in use or functioning
b
: a period of interruption especially of electric current
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High heat is particularly worrying around Houston, where more than 300,000 power outages were reported on Saturday morning.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
Currents this size can cause internal damage in the components, leading to large scale power outages.
—David Wallace, CBS News, 14 May 2024
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
Currents this size can cause internal damage in the components, leading to large scale power outages.
—David Wallace, CBS News, 14 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for outage
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“Outage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outage. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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