noun
- periods when electrical power, internet service, or other utilities are not available
Usage: plural of outage
Examples
- The storm caused widespread power outages across the city.
- Internet outages disrupted online classes for thousands of students.
- The utility company reported three major outages this month.
- Rolling outages were implemented to prevent system overload.
- Phone service outages lasted several hours after the earthquake.
- The hospital has backup generators for power outages.
- Water outages affected the entire neighborhood yesterday.