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Look up: black-out

  1. Black Cat Roundabout
    `Black Cat Roundabout` is the name of the roundabout on the junction between the A1 and A428 Bedford road just south of St Neots. It was reconstructed in 2005-6 as part of the Great Barford bypass works to allow access to the new dual carriageway bypass. It takes its name from the garage and car rep...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Cat_R

  2. black out
    [v] - obliterate or extinguish, of lights 2. [v] - darken completely 3. [v] - suppress by censorship
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. black out
    verb suppress by censorship as for political reasons; `parts of the newspaper article were blacked out`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  4. black out
    verb obliterate or extinguish; `Some life-forms were obliterated by the radiation, others survived`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. black out
    verb darken completely; `The dining room blackened out`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. black out
    verb lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. black trout
    Waters:Atlantic coast from Nova Scotia to South Carolina; Pacific Ocean Description (in water): Color ranges from dull to dark gray or green with darker blotches on the sides of its plump body. It also has thick, puffy lips, and can grow to weigh from 3 to 25 lbs. Description (in market): Store-bought specimens range from 3 to 5 lbs. The mottled, off-white flesh is meaty yet lean, firm-textured, and mildly flavorful.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  8. Black-Out
    (band) `Black-Out` is a Hungarian rock band. Its bassist, Bertalan Temesi, also plays in Stonehenge, and guitarist Manny van Oosten also plays in To Elysium. Discography: References: <references/> External links:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-Out

  9. blacken out
    verb darken completely; `The dining room blackened out`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. Blackout
    A total, sometimes sudden, extinguishing of the stage lights, often at the end of a scene or act.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  11. Blackout
    Total loss of power, details ...
    Found on http://www.cryer.co.uk/glossary/b/index.

  12. blackout
    [n] - a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting 2. [n] - darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft) 3. [n] - the failure of electric power for a general region 4. [n] - a momentary loss of consciousness
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  13. Blackout
    A fast shutdown of all lighting to complete darkness.
    Found on http://www.queens-theatre.co.uk/technica

  14. Blackout
    A blackout is when a person can't remember a period of time even though they were conscious.
    Found on http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Pages/hub.x

  15. blackout
    loss of central vision due to positive gravitational acceleration; attributed to restriction of blood supply to the eye Category: Medicine • a fade-out of radiocommunications caused by ionospheric activity Category: Electrical engineering and energy • an abrupt,unanticipated ...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  16. blackout
    1. Temporary loss of consciousness due to decreased blood flow to the brain. ... 2. Momentary loss of consciousness as an absence. ... 3. Temporary loss of vision, without alteration of consciousness, due to positive (normal) g (gravity) forces; caused by temporary decreased blood flow in the centra...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  17. blackout
    noun a momentary loss of consciousness
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  18. blackout
    noun the failure of electric power for a general region
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  19. blackout
    brownout noun darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  20. blackout
    noun a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  21. blackout
    (blak´out) temporary loss of vision and momentary unconsciousness due to diminished circulation to the brain and retina. Blackout refers specifically to a condition which sometimes occurs in aviators resulting from increased acceleration, which causes a decrease in blood supply to the brain cells. The term can als...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  22. blackout
    (from the article `Cuba`) In January, Fidel Castro announced an `energy revolution` to end the problem of blackouts and later raised the monthly minimum wage to 225 Cuban ... The massive power blackout of Aug. 14, 2003, which affected the midwestern and northeastern United States and parts of Canada, highlighted the ... [2 ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/75

  23. Blackout
    Lighting term: switching all lights out at once, leaving the stage in complete darkness. See also DBO.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21207

  24. blackout
    Type: Term Pronunciation: blak′owt Definitions: 1. Temporary loss of consciousness due to decreased blood flow to the brain. 2. Momentary loss of consciousness, as in absence. 3. Temporary loss of vision, without alteration of consciousness, due to positive g (gravity) forces; caused by tempor...
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  25. Blackout
    The complete interrupting of load to an electric utility customer or group of customers to reduce overall load on the system.
    Found on http://www.youngco.com/young2.asp?ID=4&T



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