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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Brief communications outages in Philadelphia in late April and early May hampered operations in Newark.
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Joe Hernandez, NPR, 13 May 2025
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2025
Losing personnel might also mean less maintenance on equipment like radars, leading to more outages.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 12 May 2025
Delays and cancellations upended operations at Newark Liberty International Airport this week, after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said some air traffic controllers are taking time off following recent outages.
—The Hill, 11 May 2025
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Joe Hernandez, NPR, 13 May 2025
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2025
Losing personnel might also mean less maintenance on equipment like radars, leading to more outages.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 12 May 2025
Delays and cancellations upended operations at Newark Liberty International Airport this week, after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said some air traffic controllers are taking time off following recent outages.
—The Hill, 11 May 2025
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“Outage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outage. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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