BLACKOUTS

Meaning of BLACKOUTS in English

Brit. dark curtains put up in windows during an air raid.

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BLACKOUT — {n.} 1. The darkening of a city curing an air raid by pulling down all curtains and putting out all …
Словарь английских идиом
A BLACKOUT (WAR) — a policy that requires lights to be turned off Blackouts prevented bombers from seeing their targets at night.
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A BLACKOUT — (TV) refusal to broadcast an event during that event; (war) a policy that requires lights to be turned off A …
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