blackout
noun/ˈblækaʊt/
/ˈblækaʊt/
- a period when there is no light as a result of an electrical power failure
- The storm caused blackouts in many areas.
- a situation when the government or the police will not allow any news or information on a particular subject to be given to the public
- a news/media blackout
- The government imposed a news blackout during the crisis.
- [usually singular] a period of time during a war when all lights must be put out or covered at night, so that they cannot be seen by an enemy attacking by air
- It used to take hours to travel home in the blackout.
- They met during a blackout in the war.
- [usually plural] (British English) a piece of material that covers windows to stop light being seen from outside, or light from outside from coming into a roomTopics Houses and homesc2
- a temporary loss of consciousness, sight or memory
- She had a blackout and couldn't remember anything about the accident.
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