transcription, транскрипция: [ blækaʊt ]
also black-out
( blackouts)
1.
A blackout is a period of time during a war in which towns and buildings are made dark so that they cannot be seen by enemy planes.
...blackout curtains.
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2.
If a blackout is imposed on a particular piece of news, journalists are prevented from broadcasting or publishing it.
...a media blackout imposed by the Imperial Palace...
Journalists said there was a virtual news blackout about the rally.
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3.
If there is a power blackout , the electricity supply to a place is temporarily cut off.
There was an electricity black-out in a large area in the north of the country.
= power cut
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4.
If you have a blackout , you temporarily lose consciousness.
I suffered a black-out which lasted for several minutes.
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