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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Over the weekend, the storm lashed Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, causing tens of thousands of power outages, flight cancellations and closures across both islands.
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Erin’s outer rain bands lashed Puerto Rico over the weekend, triggering flash flooding and power outages, and started impacting the southeast Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands early Monday.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
There’s going to be power outages and debris on the roadways.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Power outages, which can be costly for both utilities and their customers, are growing in frequency across the country due to extreme weather, according to the most recent National Climate Assessment.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Erin’s outer rain bands lashed Puerto Rico over the weekend, triggering flash flooding and power outages, and started impacting the southeast Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands early Monday.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
There’s going to be power outages and debris on the roadways.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Power outages, which can be costly for both utilities and their customers, are growing in frequency across the country due to extreme weather, according to the most recent National Climate Assessment.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Outage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outage. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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