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(blækaʊt) also black-out

Word forms: plural blackouts

1. countable noun [usually singular]

A blackout is a period of time during a war in which towns and buildings are made dark so that they cannot be seen by enemy planes.

...blackout curtains.

2. countable noun [usually singular, usually noun NOUN]

If a blackout is imposed on a particular piece of news, journalists are prevented from broadcasting or publishing it.

...a media blackout imposed by the Imperial Palace.

Journalists said there was a virtual news blackout about the rally.

3. countable noun [usually singular, usually noun NOUN]

If there is a power blackout, the electricity supply to a place is temporarily cut off.

There was an electricity black-out in a large area in the north of the country.

4. countable noun

If you have a blackout, you temporarily lose consciousness.

I suffered a black-out which lasted for several minutes.

Synonyms: unconsciousness, collapse, faint, oblivion More Synonyms of blackout

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blackout in British English

(ˈblækaʊt)

noun

the extinguishing or hiding of all artificial light, esp in a city visible to an enemy attack from the air

a momentary loss of consciousness, vision, or memory

a temporary electrical power failure or cut

4. electronics

a temporary loss of sensitivity in a valve following a short strong pulse

a temporary loss of radio communications between a spacecraft and earth, esp on re-entry into the earth's atmosphere

the suspension of radio or television broadcasting, as by a strike or for political reasons

verb black out (adverb)

7. (transitive)

to obliterate or extinguish (lights)

8. (transitive)

to create a blackout in (a city etc)

9. (intransitive)

to lose vision, consciousness, or memory temporarily

10. (transitive)

to stop (news, a television programme) from being released or broadcast

blackout in American English

(ˈblækˌaʊt)

noun

the extinguishing of all stage lights to end a play or scene

a comic stage skit ending with a quick blackout

an elimination or concealing of all lights that might be visible to an enemy, as during an air raid, at night

a temporary loss of electricity in an area because of a failure in its generation or transmission

a temporary loss of consciousness or vision

a loss of memory of an event or fact

suppression or concealment, as of news by censorship

7. US

the prohibition of the televising of a sports event in the locality where the event takes place, so that attendance will not be reduced

blackout in Electrical Engineering

(blækaʊt)

Word forms: (regular plural) blackouts

noun

(Electrical engineering: Electrical power, Distribution)

A blackout is a power loss affecting many electricity consumers over a large geographical area for a significant period of time.

1,230 megawatts of demand response capacity helps to mitigate the risk of blackouts and reduce the cost of energy for all electricity users in the affected regions.

The system provides back-up power during times of blackout.

A blackout is a power loss affecting many electricity consumers over a large geographical areafor a significant period of time.

Examples of 'blackout' in a sentence
blackout

Heavy, blackout material, I noted, and glanced around, no less jittery now that I could see.exclaimed Trish, and began to run up the hill, pausing only to call over her shoulder, `Don't forget the blackout !They were thick velvet, lined with an extra insulating layer, and when drawn, as effective as the blackout.It bit your hand, and within a few minutes you felt terrible pain and nausea, and then blackout.

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British English: blackout /ˈblækaʊt/ NOUN

A blackout is a period of time during a war in which the buildings in an area are made dark for safety reasons.

The last show had to be over before the blackout began.

American English: blackout
Arabic: تَعْتِيم
Brazilian Portuguese: blecaute
Chinese: 灯火管制
Croatian: zamračenje
Czech: zatemnění
Danish: mørklægning
Dutch: black-out
European Spanish: oscurecimiento de la ciudad para que esta no sea visible desde los aviones enemigos fallo
Finnish: pimennys
French: panne d’électricité
German: Verdunkelung
Greek: μπλακ άουτ
Italian: blackout
Japanese: 灯火管制
Korean: 등화관제
Norwegian: blackout
Polish: zaciemnienie
European Portuguese: apagão
Romanian: blackout
Russian: затемнение
Latin American Spanish: apagón
Swedish: strömavbrott
Thai: การดับไฟ
Turkish: karartma
Ukrainian: затемнення
Vietnamese: sự mất điện

1 (noun) in the sense of noncommunication

Definition

the prevention of information broadcasts

a media blackout

Synonyms

noncommunication

secrecy

censorship

suppression

suppression of official documents

radio silence

2 (noun) in the sense of power cut

Definition

a temporary electrical power failure

an electricity blackout

Synonyms

power cut

power failure

blown fuse

electricity failure

3 (noun) in the sense of unconsciousness

Definition

a momentary loss of consciousness, vision, or memory

I suffered a blackout which lasted for several minutes.

Synonyms

unconsciousness

He knew that he might soon lapse into unconsciousness.

collapse

A few days after his collapse he was sitting up in bed.

faint

She slumped on the ground in a faint.

oblivion

He drank himself into oblivion.

swoon (literary)

loss of consciousness

syncope (pathology)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of collapse

A few days after his collapse he was sitting up in bed.

Synonyms

faint,

breakdown,

blackout,

prostration

in the sense of faint

Definition

a sudden loss of consciousness

She slumped on the ground in a faint.

Synonyms

blackout,

collapse,

coma,

swoon (literary),

unconsciousness,

syncope

in the sense of oblivion

Definition

the state of being unaware or unconscious

He drank himself into oblivion.

Synonyms

unconsciousness,

forgetfulness,

senselessness,

obliviousness,

unawareness,

insensibility,

(waters of) Lethe

Synonyms of 'blackout'

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Chinese translation of 'blackout'

blackout

(ˈblækaut)

n (c)

(in wartime) 灯(燈)火管制 (dēnghuǒ guǎnzhì)
(= power cut) 停电(電) (tíngdiàn)
(TV, Rad) 封锁(鎖) (fēngsuǒ)
(Med) 暂(暫)时(時)性昏迷 (zànshíxìng hūnmí)
to have a blackout (Med) 暂(暫)时(時)性昏迷 (zànshíxìng hūnmí)

单词	blackout
释义	Trends of blackout View usage for: blackout (blækaʊt) also black-out Word forms: plural blackouts 1. countable noun [usually singular] A blackout is a period of time during a war in which towns and buildings are made dark so that they cannot be seen by enemy planes. ...blackout curtains. 2. countable noun [usually singular, usually noun NOUN] If a blackout is imposed on a particular piece of news, journalists are prevented from broadcasting or publishing it. ...a media blackout imposed by the Imperial Palace. Journalists said there was a virtual news blackout about the rally. 3. countable noun [usually singular, usually noun NOUN] If there is a power blackout, the electricity supply to a place is temporarily cut off. There was an electricity black-out in a large area in the north of the country. 4. countable noun If you have a blackout, you temporarily lose consciousness. I suffered a black-out which lasted for several minutes. Synonyms: unconsciousness, collapse, faint, oblivion More Synonyms of blackout More Synonyms of blackout blackout in British English (ˈblækaʊt) noun 1. the extinguishing or hiding of all artificial light, esp in a city visible to an enemy attack from the air 2. a momentary loss of consciousness, vision, or memory 3. a temporary electrical power failure or cut 4. electronics a temporary loss of sensitivity in a valve following a short strong pulse 5. a temporary loss of radio communications between a spacecraft and earth, esp on re-entry into the earth's atmosphere 6. the suspension of radio or television broadcasting, as by a strike or for political reasons verb black out (adverb) 7. (transitive) to obliterate or extinguish (lights) 8. (transitive) to create a blackout in (a city etc) 9. (intransitive) to lose vision, consciousness, or memory temporarily 10. (transitive) to stop (news, a television programme) from being released or broadcast blackout in American English (ˈblækˌaʊt) noun 1. a. the extinguishing of all stage lights to end a play or scene b. a comic stage skit ending with a quick blackout 2. an elimination or concealing of all lights that might be visible to an enemy, as during an air raid, at night 3. a temporary loss of electricity in an area because of a failure in its generation or transmission 4. a temporary loss of consciousness or vision 5. a loss of memory of an event or fact 6. suppression or concealment, as of news by censorship 7. US the prohibition of the televising of a sports event in the locality where the event takes place, so that attendance will not be reduced blackout in Electrical Engineering (blækaʊt) Word forms: (regular plural) blackouts noun (Electrical engineering: Electrical power, Distribution) A blackout is a power loss affecting many electricity consumers over a large geographical area for a significant period of time. 1,230 megawatts of demand response capacity helps to mitigate the risk of blackouts and reduce the cost of energy for all electricity users in the affected regions. The system provides back-up power during times of blackout. A blackout is a power loss affecting many electricity consumers over a large geographical areafor a significant period of time. Examples of 'blackout' in a sentence blackout Heavy, blackout material, I noted, and glanced around, no less jittery now that I could see. Pritchard, John NIGHT SISTERS (2002) exclaimed Trish, and began to run up the hill, pausing only to call over her shoulder, `Don't forget the blackout ! Melville, Anne THE HARDIE INHERITANCE (2002) They were thick velvet, lined with an extra insulating layer, and when drawn, as effective as the blackout. Harris, Elizabeth TIME OF THE WOLF (2002) It bit your hand, and within a few minutes you felt terrible pain and nausea, and then blackout. Ursula K. Le Guin THE BIRTHDAY OF THE WORLD (2002) In other languages blackout British English: blackout /ˈblækaʊt/ NOUN A blackout is a period of time during a war in which the buildings in an area are made dark for safety reasons. The last show had to be over before the blackout began. American English: blackout Arabic: تَعْتِيم Brazilian Portuguese: blecaute Chinese: 灯火管制 Croatian: zamračenje Czech: zatemnění Danish: mørklægning Dutch: black-out European Spanish: oscurecimiento de la ciudad para que esta no sea visible desde los aviones enemigos fallo Finnish: pimennys French: panne d’électricité German: Verdunkelung Greek: μπλακ άουτ Italian: blackout Japanese: 灯火管制 Korean: 등화관제 Norwegian: blackout Polish: zaciemnienie European Portuguese: apagão Romanian: blackout Russian: затемнение Latin American Spanish: apagón Swedish: strömavbrott Thai: การดับไฟ Turkish: karartma Ukrainian: затемнення Vietnamese: sự mất điện 1 (noun) in the sense of noncommunication Definition the prevention of information broadcasts a media blackout Synonyms noncommunication secrecy censorship suppression suppression of official documents radio silence 2 (noun) in the sense of power cut Definition a temporary electrical power failure an electricity blackout Synonyms power cut power failure blown fuse electricity failure 3 (noun) in the sense of unconsciousness Definition a momentary loss of consciousness, vision, or memory I suffered a blackout which lasted for several minutes. Synonyms unconsciousness He knew that he might soon lapse into unconsciousness. collapse A few days after his collapse he was sitting up in bed. faint She slumped on the ground in a faint. oblivion He drank himself into oblivion. swoon (literary) loss of consciousness syncope (pathology) Additional synonyms in the sense of collapse A few days after his collapse he was sitting up in bed. Synonyms faint, breakdown, blackout, prostration in the sense of faint Definition a sudden loss of consciousness She slumped on the ground in a faint. Synonyms blackout, collapse, coma, swoon (literary), unconsciousness, syncope in the sense of oblivion Definition the state of being unaware or unconscious He drank himself into oblivion. Synonyms unconsciousness, forgetfulness, senselessness, obliviousness, unawareness, insensibility, (waters of) Lethe Synonyms of 'blackout' blackout Explore 'blackout' in the dictionary Chinese translation of 'blackout' blackout (ˈblækaut) n (c) (in wartime) 灯(燈)火管制 (dēnghuǒ guǎnzhì) (= power cut) 停电(電) (tíngdiàn) (TV, Rad) 封锁(鎖) (fēngsuǒ) (Med) 暂(暫)时(時)性昏迷 (zànshíxìng hūnmí) to have a blackout (Med) 暂(暫)时(時)性昏迷 (zànshíxìng hūnmí)
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