blackout

[ UK /blˈæka‍ʊt/ ]
[ US /ˈbɫæˌkaʊt/ ]
NOUN
  1. partial or total loss of memory
    he has a total blackout for events of the evening
  2. a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting
  3. a momentary loss of consciousness
  4. the failure of electric power for a general region
  5. darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
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How To Use blackout In A Sentence

  • Since no electric power plants have been built in the past 10 years, he must endure rolling blackouts at least once a week.
  • Students were also asked to provide a narrative of what transpired during their last blackout based upon what they could recall on their own and what others told them.
  • The main media outlets have imposed their own, more far-reaching blackout on the case, despite its implications for civil liberties and free speech.
  • The lab is a windowless room with a blackout curtain puffed over the closed door, and when the lights are turned off, it's completely dark.
  • The vast majority of what is known about alcohol-induced blackouts is derived from research with hospitalized alcoholics.
  • GAINING A NEW PERSEPECTIVE — MICHAEL WESTON (‘THE LAST KISS’) GUEST STARS — When J.D. (Zach Braff) develops vasovagal syncope, a condition which results in fainting or blackouts, he finds himself not only having to deal with losing his girlfriend and his apartment, but also his consciousness. NBC SWEETENS FEBRUARY WITH 28 DAYS OF COMEDY, DRAMA, GAMESMANSHIP, VALENTINES — AND AN ARRAY OF GUEST STARS | the TV addict
  • But in a country where electricity is in short supply and power blackouts are common, the frost-free and energy-efficient technology can be a major handicap.
  • CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez called off drastic energy rationing in Caracas after a chaotic first day of staggered blackouts angered his supporters, but the measures will continue across the country. Latest News - Yahoo!7 News
  • I can't believe the feebs who are calling in to discuss the blackout.
  • Yet there will still embarrassingly long blackouts for the audience to fidget through.
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