BLACKOUT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Meaning of blackout in English
blackout noun [C]
(HIDING )
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blackout noun [C]
(UNCONSCIOUSNESS )
(Definition of blackout from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
blackout | American Dictionary
blackout noun [C]
(NO ELECTRICITY )
blackout noun [C]
(NOT CONSCIOUS )
(Definition of blackout from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
Examples of blackout
blackout
The most commonly reported adverse effects in elderly patients are dizziness, drowsiness, blackouts and unsteadiness,7 all of which pose increased risks of injury.
I commend to you the amendments on large combustion plants: unless we get these into the directive, my country will face power blackouts.
A generator was supplied to the civil hospital to ensure continuity of lighting during blackouts.
Price signals were sent to consumers, demand decreased and there were no blackouts.
He has had a pacemaker fitted to help in trying to find out more about what the dizzy spells and blackouts mean.
Practice blackouts are normally arranged by the local authorities concerned.
The blackouts installed during the war have not been removed to the extent they should have been.
They have refused to rule out the possibility of blackouts as soon as this winter.
Last month’s blackouts have demonstrated that we need to do something to improve security of supply.
We hear from the people who run the industry that there will be blackouts.
The economy is winding down - lack of fuel means energy blackouts.
Shocking images have come to light despite the news blackouts and the expulsion of journalists.
People should have explained to them what is being done about evacuation, fire-fighting, decontamination, the treatment of casualties and blackouts.
Both of them believe in blackouts of news and information necessary to the public.
On good days she can walk quite well but is subject to blackouts, and her balance is unpredictable.
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Translations of blackout
in Chinese (Traditional)
掩藏, 燈火管制時期, 斷電時期…
in Chinese (Simplified)
掩藏, 灯火管制时期, 断电时期…
in Spanish
oscurecimiento de las ventanas, apagón, bloqueo informativo…
in Portuguese
blecaute, apagão, censura…
in Turkish
in French
in Japanese
in Dutch
in Czech
in Danish
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
in Polish
in Swedish
in Malay
in German
in Norwegian
in Ukrainian
in Russian
bayılma, baygınlık geçirme, kendinden geçme…
panne [feminine] de courant, défaillance, black-out…
stroomstoring, stroomuitval, berichtenstop…
výpadek proudu, zastavení, přerušení…
strømafbrydelse, mørklægning, sendeforbud…
mati listrik, larangan (pemberitaan), pemadaman listrik…
ช่วงที่ไฟตก, การห้าม, ช่วงที่ไฟดับ…
sự mất điện, sự ỉm tin, sự tắt đèn tạm thời…
utrata przytomności, omdlenie, blokada (informacyjna )…
elavbrott, mörkläggning, blackout…
tempoh bekalan elektrik terputus, pengharaman, bekalan elektrik terputus…
Energieausfall, die Nachrichtensperre, die Verdunkelung…
strømbrudd [neuter], strømbrudd, sendeforbud…
аварійна перерва в энергопостачанні, замовчення, вимкнення електропостачання…
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