blackout

Definition

• n. a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting
• n. darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
• n. the failure of electric power for a general region
• n. a momentary loss of consciousness

Word forms

Plural

blackouts

Example sentences

1. n.

   During the blackout, we had to use candles to light the room.

2. n.

   The blackout caused the entire city to lose power for several hours.