DIM-OUT


Meaning of DIM-OUT in English

/dim"owt'/ , n.

1. a reduction or concealment of night lighting in wartime to make the source less visible to an enemy from the air or sea.

2. a reduction of night lighting caused by a failure in an electric generating system or a reduction in its output.

Also, dimout . Cf. blackout (def. 2), brownout .

[ 1940-45; DIM + (BLACK)OUT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .