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BROWNOUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does brownout mean?
• BROWNOUT (noun)
The noun BROWNOUT has 1 sense:
1. darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
Familiarity information: BROWNOUT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("brownout" is a kind of...):
dark; darkness (absence of light or illumination)
Domain category:
aircraft (a vehicle that can fly)
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