
1) Blackout 2) Brief voltage reduction 3) Certain power failure 4) Dark 5) Darkness 6) Dimout 7) Partial power failure 8) Reduced voltage 9) Result of power shortage
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1) Currentevent 2) Dimout
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[aeronautics] In aviation, a brownout (or brown-out) is an in-flight visibility restriction due to dust or sand in the air. In a brownout, the pilot cannot see nearby objects which provide the outside visual references necessary to control the aircraft near the ground. This can cause spatial disorientation and loss of situational awareness ...
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[electricity] A brownout is an intentional or unintentional drop in voltage in an electrical power supply system. Intentional brownouts are used for load reduction in an emergency. The reduction lasts for minutes or hours, as opposed to short-term voltage sag (or dip). The term brownout comes from the dimming experienced by lighting when th...
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Voltage drop,
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Refers to a reduction of voltage on the system. This effectively dims the lights. Systems in the eastern parts of the U.S. where networks are integrated use brownouts as a means of conserving energy.
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the elimination of some or reduction of all electric lights of a city, esp. as a precaution against attack in time of war. · any curtailment of electric power, as by a severe storm.
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