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Meanings of brown out in English

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 "brownout"
Examples for "brownout"
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
1
The change in channel protein expression is associated with a decrease in voltage-gated K+ currents.
Pubmed
Usage of brown out in English
1
I think it's going to brown out and become very firm and fast.
The Guardian
2
Dart of brown out of the corner of my eye.
Moonburn
3
If it's been two or three days, the leaves will brown out and die.
The Wise Man’s Fear
4
Sammy pulled another package of brown out of the bag and put it on the coffee table.
Fresh
5
A widely different agency not rarely causes shoots which naturally would have brown out horizontally to grow up vertically.
The Power of Movement in Plants
6
Uncle Tad followed Mr. Brown out on the rear steps of the car.
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on an Auto Tour
7
But, on their own, they are not going to force Brown out either.
The Guardian
8
We had to practically throw Brown out of the station.
The smoke room: a novel of suspense
9
According to Navarro, he pushed Brown out of the way in order to reach me.
The Vital Abyss
10
Cornelius stipulated that in case he were to pilot Brown out, his canoe should be towed.
Lord Jim
11
With Brown out, the Hurricanes got unexpected contributions.
Reuters
12
I'll send Billie Brown out with it.
Steve Yeager
13
Wilson claimed that Brown approached him aggressively resulting in him having to shoot Brown out of self-defense.
Ebony
14
Meanwhile, Uefa have confirmed they will investigate the tackle that forced midfielder Scott Brown out of Tuesday's game.
The Irish Times
15
Through three quarters, however, it looked like the Tar Heels' third-down offense forgot to follow Brown out of the tunnel.
Reuters
16
Mayle, 25, was a 2015 fourth-round draft pick of the Browns out of Washington State.
Reuters
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