outage

noun

out·​age ˈau̇-tij 

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

Examples of outage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Several people were arrested after investigators say fiber-optic lines were cut and stripped in Amador County, causing an AT&T internet outage that stretched from Lockeford to Plymouth. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

The suspects were booked into Amador County Jail on charges related to the cable damage and outage. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

During the outage, voters arriving at that location were being sent to two nearby polling locations, Grace Baptist Church at 8524 Blue Ridge Boulevard and Hillcrest Community Center at 10401 Hillcrest Road, Ealom said. — Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026

This year, ballot tabulator issues also occurred in other states including Florida and Oklahoma, while other issues like power outages and flooding shuttered some polling sites, including some in Maricopa County. — Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1