blackout

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A temporary loss of consciousness.
2. isim A temporary loss of memory.
3. isim A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.

   “The repairs at the Koeberg Power Station in the Western Cape were on schedule for completion in the third week of May. This follows huge blackouts related to the problems at the power supplier since November.”

4. isim An instance of censorship, especially a temporary one.

   “media blackout”

5. isim An intentional outage of a website or other online service, typically as a form of protest.

   “the 2012 English Wikipedia blackout”

6. isim The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings, as well as outdoor and street lighting as a measure against aerial bombing or naval attack, as imposed during, e.g., World War II.

   “During the "blackout", many real cars and lorries had their front wings painted white, in order to avoid accidents.”

7. isim The blocking out of as much light as possible.

   “blackout blinds; blackout curtains”

8. isim A mass murder committed, usually in an urban area, to eliminate potential witnesses of a previous crime.
9. fiil Alternative form of black out.

   “Scouts assisted Mabel Smythe Building officials in blackouting windows.”