outage
noun
out·​age
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Definition of outage
1
: a quantity or bulk of something lost in transportation or storage
2a
: a failure or interruption in use or functioning
b
: a period of interruption especially of electric current
Examples of outage in a Sentence
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Slack put up revenue numbers this quarter that were above the high end of their prior guidance, and that’s in spite of that $8 million or so headwind [due to outages, when servers were down or not functioning normally]. — Anne Sraders, Fortune, "Bull vs. Bear: Can Slack Fend Off Microsoft and Recover from its Post-Listing Slump?," 5 Sep. 2019 Winds have to be under 35 mph for FPL trucks to service power outages. — Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, "Hurricane Dorian continues sideswipe assault on Florida coast," 4 Sep. 2019 Even higher wind gusts could lash the North Carolina Outer Banks, leading to power outages and damage. — Jason Samenow, Anchorage Daily News, "Hurricane Dorian poised to slam the Carolinas after scraping by the coasts of Florida and Georgia," 4 Sep. 2019 Some 30,000 homes still have blue tarps as roofs and the electrical grid remains fragile and prone to outages even during brief rain showers. — CBS News, "Tropical Storm Dorian could be hurricane as it nears Puerto Rico, forecasters say," 27 Aug. 2019 Tuesday’s conversation included everything from transportation to power outages to cyber-security, among other topics. — Christopher Keating, courant.com, "On a fishing trip with Gov. Cuomo, Gov. Lamont discusses transportation, tourism, energy -- and catches a few trout," 20 Aug. 2019 Online security provider CloudFlare, for instance, is no longer working with 8chan, leading to intermittent outages. — Patrick Lucas Austin, Time, "What Is 8chan, and How Is It Related to This Weekend's Shootings? Here's What to Know," 5 Aug. 2019 Utility companies were deploying thousands of workers to be able to quickly respond to any outages during the weekend's sweltering weather. — Phil Helsel, NBC News, "Heat wave blazes on: 'It's even too hot for ice cream'," 20 July 2019 California’s largest earthquake in decades rattled homes, damaged buildings and led to widespread power outages on the Fourth of July — before being followed up by an even larger quake on Friday night. — Anya Van Wagtendonk, Vox, "More earthquakes could come, but predicting them is difficult," 4 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outage.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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outage
noun
English Language Learners Definition of outage
US
: a period of time when there is no electricity in a building or area
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