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Noun
/ˈblakˌout/,
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blackouts, plural;
  1. A period when all lights must be turned out or covered to prevent them being seen by the enemy during an air raid
    • - people found it difficult to travel in the blackout
    • - she peered out through the blackout curtains
  2. Dark curtains put up in windows to cover lights during an air raid

  3. A failure of electrical power supply
    • - due to a power blackout, their hotel was in total darkness
  4. A moment in the theater when the lights on stage are suddenly turned off

  5. A suppression of information, esp. one imposed on the media by government
    • - there is a total information blackout on minority interests
  6. A period during which a particular activity is prohibited
    • - there are no blackout days during the travel period
  7. A temporary loss of consciousness
    • - she was suffering from blackouts
  1. (blackout) a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting
  2. (blackout) darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
  3. (blackout) the failure of electric power for a general region
  4. (blackout) a momentary loss of consciousness
  5. (blackout) amnesia: partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening"
  6. The Living Blue were an Indie band from Champaign, Illinois. They were previously known as The Blackouts and previous to that The Bloody Knuckles. ...
  7. The Blackouts were a punk rock band formed in Seattle in 1979 by singer/guitarist Erich Werner, bassist Mike Davidson, and drummer William Rieflin, who were all former members of a local punk band, The Telepaths. ...
  8. (Blackout!) Blackout! is the debut album by hip hop artists Method Man & Redman. It is a full-length release by Method Man and Redman after many collaborations. The sequel to this album, called Blackout! 2, was released on May 19, 2009.
  9. (BlackOut) Heidi Blair Montag (born September 15, 1986) is an American reality television personality and singer. She is known for starring on the former MTV reality series The Hills. ...
  10. (Blackout (1986 film)) Blackout is a 1986 Norwegian Film noir directed by Erik Gustavson, starring Henrik Scheele and Juni Dahr. The film follows the private investigator Werner (Scheele) as he deals with a beautiful but dangerous woman, a brutal chief of police and a gangster boss.
  11. (Blackout (2007 film)) Blackout is a 2007 horror film, based on the novel ' by Italian novelist ', directed by Rigoberto Castañeda, starring Amber Tamblyn, Aidan Gillen, Armie Hammer, and Katie Stuart. The film was released in theaters in Russia on May 29, 2008.
  12. (blackout) Temporary loss of consciousness or memory; A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers; The mandatory blinding of all light emanating from buildings as imposed during World War II
  13. (Blackout) As in Jumpman's "Mystery Maze," the room starts blacked out; only things nearby become visible.
  14. (blackout) when a regional network TV affiliate is forbidden from showing a local game because it is not sold out.
  15. (blackout) The disconnection of the source of electricity from all the electrical loads in a certain geographical area. Brought about by an emergency forced outage or other fault in the generation, transmission, or distribution system serving the area.
  16. (Blackout) A common stage direction at the end of a scene or an act.
  17. (Blackout) (Also, Coverall) A pattern where you must cover the whole card to win.
  18. (Blackout) A total power failure over a large area; usually caused by the failure of major generating equipment or transmission facilities.
  19. (Blackout) A zero voltage condition lasting for more than two cycles. Same as a power failure
  20. (Blackout) Switching all lights out at once, leaving the stage in complete darkness.
  21. (Blackout) (Also, Coverall) A pattern where you must cover the whole card to win. Usually 50 to 60 of the 75 bingo numbers have to be called to cover all the numbers on a card. But blackouts in as few as 43 numbers have been recorded.
  22. (Blackout) The complete interrupting of load to an electric utility customer or group of customers to reduce overall load on the system.
  23. (Blackout) The non-broadcast of a live event imposed by the event’s sponsor(s).
  24. Blackout fabrics and liners, blocks up to 99% of outside light. Blackout is the best choice for bedrooms, children's rooms, and media rooms. Also called "blockout."
  25. (Blackout) A pattern that requires all the numbers to be covered in order to win.