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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In the video, as buildings in the neighborhood begin to light up one by one, people can be heard cheering, screaming and clapping after the worst power outage in Spain and Portugal's history brought the countries to a standstill.
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
That conclusion has been supported by the operator of Spain’s national grid, Red Eléctrica, which has located where outages began on Monday.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Severe thunderstorm warnings and several tornado warnings populated across the state Tuesday evening, causing power outages to more than 566,000 customers as winds whipped through the area, Poweroutage.us shows.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
The outage impacted more than 100 trains in Spain, Sanchez said.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2025
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
That conclusion has been supported by the operator of Spain’s national grid, Red Eléctrica, which has located where outages began on Monday.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Severe thunderstorm warnings and several tornado warnings populated across the state Tuesday evening, causing power outages to more than 566,000 customers as winds whipped through the area, Poweroutage.us shows.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
The outage impacted more than 100 trains in Spain, Sanchez said.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Outage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outage. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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