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Meanings of brownout in anglès

Darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)

        A partial power outage, a disruption in electric power supply that reduces the voltage available causing lights to dim.

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              Examples for "blackout"
              Examples for "blackout"
              1
              But a simple blackout didn't require the attention of the prime minister.
              Unraveled
              2
              S&P also believes attempts to reintroduce a blackout provision would likely fail.
              Reuters
              3
              Several thefts from shops in the area were reported during the blackout.
              The Irish Times
              4
              The blackout has long been in place to protect attendances at matches.
              The South African
              5
              I think there should be a one-day blackout across the entertainment industry.
              The Guardian
              1
              The New Yorker, March 27, 1943 P. 11 Talk story about the sign business since the dimout.
              The new yorker
              2
              Dimout regultions don't effect the light, it is so dim anyway that it can't be seen through a medium-heavy fog.
              The new yorker
              Usage of brownout in anglès
              1
              She was a brownout buffer pointed the wrong way.
              Abaddon's Gate
              2
              Most buildings had dim rows of windows lit; it was the brownout hour, he recalled.
              Timescape
              3
              The brownout buffer sat behind an array control board.
              Abaddon's Gate
              4
              She thought of him explaining about the brownout buffers.
              Abaddon's Gate
              5
              But the soaraway winner was "executive brownout" brought to us by the Harvard Business Review.
              The Irish Times
              6
              Then, on that weekend, there had been a brownout, and they had to kick that plant into action.
              Radio NZ
              7
              Unless they get that tanker afloat in forty-eight hours, Los Angeles is going to spend the weekend in a brownout.
              Jem
              8
              Some customers checking their email during the resulting brownout received "message refused" alerts from their mail software, Cota said.
              Wired
              9
              And that might mean you don't trigger the brownout - or a human health catastrophe, he said in an interview with the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
              Reuters
              10
              So, brownouts within the next six months, total failure within thirty.
              The passage
              11
              Memories of exploding transformers, blackouts and brownouts from the last few summers are fresh.
              Reuters
              12
              Once this stops happening, inevitable power surges and 'brownouts' will take their toll on stressed infrastructure.
              News.com.au
              13
              Con Edison does not expect any brownouts or other power problems due to the Astoria incident.
              Reuters
              14
              Opponents worry about the return of Enron-era brownouts.
              Wired
              15
              We've had brownouts all week. She smiled agreeably.
              Second chance
              16
              In New York City, Consolidated Edison reduced its power voltage in some Manhattan neighborhoods, resulting in brownouts.
              Reuters
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