non-availability
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From non- + availability.
Noun
[edit]non-availability (uncountable)
- Alternative form of nonavailability
- 1963 December, “The Irish scene”, in Modern Railways, page 426:
- Although the winter working timetables provides a completely dieselised service on the N.C.C. section, the evening Larne service has regularly included one steam working due to the non-availability of railcars.
- 2020 November 18, “Network News: Lack of safety compliance a factor in Loughborough SPAD”, in Rail, page 25:
- Owing to non-availability of individuals and equipment capable of performing the download, this did not take place until four days after the incident.
References
[edit]- “non-availability”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.