blackout has definitions from the fields of psychology,electricity,television
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[ noun ] darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)

Synonyms

dimout brownout

Used in print

(Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)

The giant electric signs and marquees were lit_up for_the_first_time since blackout regulations had been instituted , and the atmosphere was alive with the feeling that victory was just around_the_corner .

Related terms

dark aircraft

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[ noun ] (television) a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting

Used in print

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

This rule providing_for a blackout of televised baseball 30_minutes before the start of a major or minor_league game in any area comes from the game 's top rulers .

Related terms

pause black_out

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[ noun ] (psychology) a momentary loss of consciousness
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[ noun ] (electricity) the failure of electric power for a general region
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[ noun ] (psychology) partial or total loss of memory

Synonyms

memory_loss amnesia

Examples

: "he has a total blackout for events of the evening"

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