outage

[ ou-tij ]

/ ˈaʊ tɪdʒ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR outage ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

an interruption or failure in the supply of power, especially electricity.

the period during which power is lost: a two-hour outage on the East Coast.

a stoppage in the functioning of a machine or mechanism due to a failure in the supply of power or electricity.

the quantity of goods lost or lacking from a shipment.Compare innage (def. 1).

Aeronautics. the amount of fuel used during a flight.Compare innage (def. 2).

Origin of outage

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; out + -age

Words nearby outage

Ouspensky, oust, ouster, out, outact, outage, out and about, out and away, out-and-out, out-and-outer, outargue

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Example sentences from the Web for outage

But the outage has raised the question of what that proportional response would look like, and whether it would be legal.
Cyberwar on North Korea Could Be Illegal|Shane Harris|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
See the funniest tweets about the outage from news junkies, pundits, Times reporters, and more.
Tweets From the Great New York Times Blackout of 2013|Nina Strochlic|August 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The length of this outage is not yet determined, but we hope it will be at most until tomorrow morning.
Comments Section Down Until Tomorrow|Justin Green|May 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A few beats later, Tunku articulated this widespread anxiety: “Did Chinese hackers trigger the outage?”
Super Bowl Blackout Should Help Build Momentum for a Smart Grid|John Avlon|February 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST

“I hope everything goes back to normal soon,” Janajra said, worrying about how the outage will affect his business.
New York Fuel Runs on Empty in Hurricane Sandy Aftermath|Caitlin Dickson|November 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for outage

outage

/ (ˈaʊtɪdʒ) /

noun

a quantity of goods missing or lost after storage or shipment

a period of power failure, machine stoppage, etc

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	outage
释义	outage [ ou-tij ] / ˈaʊ tɪdʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR outage ON THESAURUS.COM noun an interruption or failure in the supply of power, especially electricity. the period during which power is lost: a two-hour outage on the East Coast. a stoppage in the functioning of a machine or mechanism due to a failure in the supply of power or electricity. the quantity of goods lost or lacking from a shipment.Compare innage (def. 1). Aeronautics. the amount of fuel used during a flight.Compare innage (def. 2). Origin of outage An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; out + -age Words nearby outage Ouspensky, oust, ouster, out, outact, outage, out and about, out and away, out-and-out, out-and-outer, outargue Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for outage But the outage has raised the question of what that proportional response would look like, and whether it would be legal. Cyberwar on North Korea Could Be Illegal\|Shane Harris\|December 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST See the funniest tweets about the outage from news junkies, pundits, Times reporters, and more. Tweets From the Great New York Times Blackout of 2013\|Nina Strochlic\|August 14, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The length of this outage is not yet determined, but we hope it will be at most until tomorrow morning. Comments Section Down Until Tomorrow\|Justin Green\|May 15, 2013\|DAILY BEAST A few beats later, Tunku articulated this widespread anxiety: “Did Chinese hackers trigger the outage?” Super Bowl Blackout Should Help Build Momentum for a Smart Grid\|John Avlon\|February 5, 2013\|DAILY BEAST “I hope everything goes back to normal soon,” Janajra said, worrying about how the outage will affect his business. New York Fuel Runs on Empty in Hurricane Sandy Aftermath\|Caitlin Dickson\|November 2, 2012\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for outage outage / (ˈaʊtɪdʒ) / noun a quantity of goods missing or lost after storage or shipment a period of power failure, machine stoppage, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to outage interruption, disruption, blackout, brownout, disconnection, dimout, failure, electrical failure
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outage

noun

Origin of outage

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British Dictionary definitions for outage

noun

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