transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈblak-ˌau̇t ]
noun
Date: 1913
1.
a. : a turning off of the stage lighting to separate scenes in a play or end a play or skit ; also : a skit that ends with a blackout
b. : a period of darkness enforced as a precaution against air raids
c. : a period of darkness (as in a city) caused by a failure of electrical power
2. : a transient dulling or loss of vision, consciousness, or memory
an alcoholic blackout
3.
a. : a wiping out : obliteration
b. : a blotting out by censorship : suppression
a news blackout
4. : a usually temporary loss of a radio signal
5. : the prohibition or restriction of the telecasting of a sports event
6. : a time during which a special commercial offer (as of tickets) is not valid — usually used attributively
blackout dates