Blackout Definition
blăkout
blackouts
noun
blackouts
A cutoff of electric power, especially as a result of a shortage, a mechanical failure, or overuse by consumers.
American Heritage
The extinguishing of all stage lights to end a play or scene.
Webster's New World
The concealment or extinguishment of lights that might be visible to enemy aircraft during an air raid.
American Heritage
A comic stage skit ending with a quick blackout.
Webster's New World
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.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- dimout
- brownout
- memory loss
- amnesia
- semiconsciousness
- lipothymia
- fadeout
- dematerialization
- catatony
- syncope
- swoon
- faint
Other Word Forms of Blackout
Noun
Singular:
blackout
Plural:
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