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Definition of brownout noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

brownout

noun
 
/ˈbraʊnaʊt/
 
/ˈbraʊnaʊt/
(especially North American English)
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  1. a period of time when the amount of electrical power that is supplied to an area is reduced
    • Blackouts and brownouts are already shutting down factories in the region.
    compare blackout (1)
See brownout in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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