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Blackout

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Noun

1. blackout

a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting

2. blackout, brownout, dimout

darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)

3. blackout

the failure of electric power for a general region

4. blackout

a momentary loss of consciousness

5. amnesia, blackout, memory loss

partial or total loss of memory

Example Sentences:
'he has a total blackout for events of the evening'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Blackout

see synonyms of blackout
noun
1. 
the extinguishing or hiding of all artificial light, esp in a city visible to an enemy attack from the air
2. 
a momentary loss of consciousness, vision, or memory
3. 
a temporary electrical power failure or cut
4. electronics
a temporary loss of sensitivity in a valve following a short strong pulse
5. 
a temporary loss of radio communications between a spacecraft and earth, esp on re-entry into the earth's atmosphere
6. 
the suspension of radio or television broadcasting, as by a strike or for political reasons
verb black out (adverb)
7. (transitive)
to obliterate or extinguish (lights)
8. (transitive)
to create a blackout in (a city etc)
9. (intransitive)
to lose vision, consciousness, or memory temporarily
10. (transitive)
to stop (news, a television programme) from being released or broadcast

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Blackout

see synonyms of blackout
noun
1. 
a. 
the extinguishing of all stage lights to end a play or scene
b. 
a comic stage skit ending with a quick blackout
2. 
an elimination or concealing of all lights that might be visible to an enemy, as during an air raid, at night
3. 
a temporary loss of electricity in an area because of a failure in its generation or transmission
4. 
a temporary loss of consciousness or vision
5. 
a loss of memory of an event or fact
6. 
suppression or concealment, as of news by censorship
7.  US
the prohibition of the televising of a sports event in the locality where the event takes place, so that attendance will not be reduced

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Blackout

see synonyms of blackout
n.
1. A cutoff of electric power, especially as a result of a shortage, a mechanical failure, or overuse by consumers.
2. The concealment or extinguishment of lights that might be visible to enemy aircraft during an air raid.
3.
a. The sudden extinguishment of all stage lights in a theater to indicate the passage of time or to mark the end of an act or scene.
b. A short, comic vaudeville skit that ends with lights off.
4. A temporary loss of memory or consciousness.
5.
a. A suppression, as of news, by censorship.
b. A suppression of the broadcast of an event or program, as to support ticket sales at a local venue.
6. A suspension of a discounted price or free offer, as for an airline ticket or a lift ticket at a ski resort.

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