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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For a tool meant to monitor avalanches and winter power outages, this is a significant hurdle.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2026
The consequences, CodeRabbit's VP warned, aren't always as visible as an outage.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Officials reported storm damage, downed power lines and trees and power outages.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
Trouble at an Xcel Energy substation caused a power outage lasting about an hour that triggered a Federal Aviation Administration order to ground flights to Denver International Airport on Wednesday morning, leading to darkness and disarray in DIA and delaying thousands of travelers.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2026
The consequences, CodeRabbit's VP warned, aren't always as visible as an outage.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Officials reported storm damage, downed power lines and trees and power outages.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
Trouble at an Xcel Energy substation caused a power outage lasting about an hour that triggered a Federal Aviation Administration order to ground flights to Denver International Airport on Wednesday morning, leading to darkness and disarray in DIA and delaying thousands of travelers.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Outage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outage. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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