Associations to the word «Outage»

Wiktionary

OUTAGE, noun. A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electrical power supply.
OUTAGE, noun. The amount of something lost in storage or transportation.

Dictionary definition

OUTAGE, noun. The amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation.
OUTAGE, noun. A temporary suspension of operation (as of computers); "there will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m.".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke