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1. Blackout
   A total, sometimes sudden, extinguishing of the stage lights, often at the end of a scene or act.
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2. Blackout
   Total loss of power, details ...
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3. 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
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4. Blackout
   A fast shutdown of all lighting to complete darkness.
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5. Blackout
   A blackout is when a person can't remember a period of time even though they were conscious.
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6. 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 ...
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7. 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...
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8. blackout
   noun a momentary loss of consciousness
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9. blackout
   noun the failure of electric power for a general region
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10. blackout
    brownout noun darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
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11. blackout
    noun a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting
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12. 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...
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13. 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 ...
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14. Blackout
    Lighting term: switching all lights out at once, leaving the stage in complete darkness. See also DBO.
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15. 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...
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16. Blackout
    The complete interrupting of load to an electric utility customer or group of customers to reduce overall load on the system.
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17. blackout
    when a regional network TV affiliate is forbidden from showing a local game because it is not sold out.
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18. blackout
    
    • a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting
    • darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
    • the failure of electric power for a general region
    • a momentary loss of consciousness
    • partial or total loss of memory
    
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19. blackout
    electric power outage
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20. Blackout
    (comics) `Blackout` is the name of two fictional characters, both supervillains, in the Marvel Comics universe. Marcus Daniels: image=Marcus Daniels.jpg --> Fictional character biography: Marcus Daniels was born in Flushing, Queens, New York City. He was working as a laboratory assistant to D...
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21. Blackout
    `Blackout` may refer to: Loss of lighting or communication: See also: Medical: Living Persons: Music: Bands and record labels: Albums: Songs: Film, stage and television: Fiction: Games: Other uses:
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22. Blackout
    (wartime) A `blackout` during war, or apprehended war, is the practice of collectively minimizing outdoor light, including upwardly directed (or reflected) light. This was done in the 20th century to prevent crews of enemy aircraft from being able to navigate to their targets simply by sight,...
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23. Blackout
    (Dropkick Murphys album) `Blackout` is the fourth studio album from Dropkick Murphys, released in 2003. It was released with a DVD, which contained live videos for "Rocky Road to Dublin" and "Boys on the Dock", a music video for "Gonna Be a Blackout Tonight&quo...
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24. Blackout
    (broadcasting) `Blackout` usually relates to the broadcasting of sports events, television programming, that is prohibited in a certain media market. The purpose is theoretically to generate more revenue by obliging certain actions from fans, either by making them buy tickets or watch other g...
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25. Blackout
    (Buffy novel) `Blackout` is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Plot summary: It is 1977, the summer of a brutal blackout, the time of the Son of Sam murders, and a period of brutal fiscal disaster for New York. The slayer Nikki Wood f...
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