outage
A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electrical power supplyA temporary suspension of operation, especially of electrical power supply.
» The storm caused a power outage.
Das Gewitter verursachte einen Stromausfall. — al_ex_an_der
Das Gewitter hat einen Stromausfall verursacht. — al_ex_an_der
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2 sensesA temporary suspension of operation, especially of electrical power supply.
Ausfall, Stromausfall
ава́рияavárija
a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers)
The amount of something lost in storage or transportation.
the amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation
Examples
32 sentencesThe storm caused a power outage.
deDas Gewitter verursachte einen Stromausfall. — al_ex_an_der
We only use this generator when there is a power outage.
What caused the power outage?
ruЧто вызвало перебой в электроснабжении? — odexed
The storm caused power outages.
We have a water outage.
У нас перебої з водопостачанням. — deniko
ruУ нас нет воды. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
From out + -age, on the model of shortage.From out + -age, on the model of shortage.
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