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outage

[ ou-tij ]

noun

  1. an interruption or failure in the supply of power, especially electricity.
  2. the period during which power is lost:

    a two-hour outage on the East Coast.

  3. a stoppage in the functioning of a machine or mechanism due to a failure in the supply of power or electricity.
  4. the quantity of goods lost or lacking from a shipment. Compare innage ( def 1 ).
  5. Aeronautics. the amount of fuel used during a flight. Compare innage ( def 2 ).


outage

/ ˈ²¹ÊŠ³Ùɪ»åÏô /

noun

  1. a quantity of goods missing or lost after storage or shipment
  2. a period of power failure, machine stoppage, etc
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of outage1

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; out + -age
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Power outages have exacerbated the situation, and according to officials restoring power could take days.

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This translated to daily power outages averaging 12 to 16 hours a day.

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More than 63,000 homes lost power in the outage caused by the fire, according to energy supplier Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks.

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Business groups in west London have said it was "no surprise"' there was a power outage at Heathrow Airport last week.

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A power outage occurred at the airport after a transformer within the North Hyde electrical substation caught fire in west London.

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