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Blackout
ˈblakaʊt
Blackout definitions
noun
blackout
blackouts
- a period when all lights must be turned out or covered to prevent them being seen by the enemy during an air raid
"people found it difficult to travel in the blackout"
- dark curtains put up in windows to cover lights during an air raid
- a failure of an electrical power supply
"due to a power blackout their hotel was in total darkness"
- a moment in the theatre when the lights on stage are suddenly dimmed
- a suppression of information, especially one imposed on the media by government
"the total information blackout on the series of meetings"
- a temporary loss of consciousness
"she was suffering from blackouts"
- a temporary loss of memory during a period of alcohol intoxication
"I never was drunk to the point that I had a blackout"