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Answer for the clue "Delightful event? ", 6 letters:
outage

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Word definitions for outage in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers); "there will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m."

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"period or condition in which electrical power is disconnected," 1903, American English; formed from out on model of shortage .

Usage examples of outage.

It indicated a change since the power outage, at least, a change in where Algini estimated personnel were grouped, where they traveled.

That way an untimely power outage would not interrupt TRANSLTR during an important run.

She had asked what he would do if there was a power outage and he had to row across the finger to get home.

The utility company says there was no outage, nothing like that last night.

Seems there was a massive power outage up in Morningside Heights last night.

Two, the Morningside outage happened nearly an hour before our lights did their magic trick.

It was Alice who pointed out that since the cap was on the bottom of the tank, assuring gravity-feed in case of a power outage, they would have a flood on their hands without a hose or a siphon.

Was this power outage part of the same series of failures that had swept across France?

This power outage must have completely collapsed the power grid in this area.

Stick two people like this in an elevator, add one power outage, and watch the sparks fly .

Getting stuck in an elevator during a power outage was nowhere on her to-do list.

Dismissing the fruitless anger, she thought back over what the report had said about the power outage being responsible for the collapse.

No working lights could be seen anywhere along the street, so the outage obviously affected at least a sizable neighborhood.

There were more outages, and one that lasted until he was sure the pipes were in definite danger.

Those plans had worked to perfection: the system outages, the off-world deposits, the explosion at the party, even the unexpected arrival of the human captain and the necessity of incorporating his kidnapping into his agenda, all had gone off without a hitch.