Darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
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Examples for "blackout "
Examples for "blackout "
1 But a simple blackout didn't require the attention of the prime minister.
2 S&P also believes attempts to reintroduce a blackout provision would likely fail.
3 Several thefts from shops in the area were reported during the blackout .
4 The blackout has long been in place to protect attendances at matches.
5 I think there should be a one-day blackout across the entertainment industry.
1 She was a brownout buffer pointed the wrong way.
2 Most buildings had dim rows of windows lit; it was the brownout hour, he recalled.
3 The brownout buffer sat behind an array control board.
4 She thought of him explaining about the brownout buffers.
5 But the soaraway winner was "executive brownout " brought to us by the Harvard Business Review.
1 The New Yorker, March 27, 1943 P. 11 Talk story about the sign business since the dimout .
2 Dimout regultions don't effect the light, it is so dim anyway that it can't be seen through a medium-heavy fog.
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