blackout

Definitions


[ˈblakaʊt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a period when all lights must be turned out or covered to prevent them being seen by the enemy during an air raid
(e.g: people found it difficult to travel in the blackout)

- a temporary loss of consciousness
(e.g: she was suffering from blackouts)


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