blackout
/ˈblækˌaʊt/
noun
- A period when all lights go out because of a failure of electrical power.
- The city experienced a major blackout after the power plant malfunctioned.
- The storm caused a blackout that lasted for three days.
- During the blackout, we lit candles and played board games.
- A temporary loss of consciousness or memory.
- After hitting his head, she had a brief blackout.
- The doctor said the blackout was caused by low blood sugar.
- He suffered a blackout and couldn't remember what happened.
- An official suppression of information or news.
- There was a news blackout on the details of the negotiation.
- The government imposed a media blackout during the crisis.
- The company ordered a blackout on all internal communications about the merger.
verb
- To cause a loss of electric power or to darken completely.
- The hacker managed to blackout the city's power grid.
- They blacked out the windows to prepare for the hurricane.
- The storm blacked out the entire neighborhood.
- To lose consciousness or memory temporarily.
- He blacked out from the heat and fell to the ground.
- After drinking too much, he blacked out and couldn't recall the night.
- She blacked out during the surgery and woke up hours later.
- To suppress or prevent the release of information.
- The network decided to blackout the controversial episode.
- They blacked out sensitive parts of the document before releasing it.
- The government blacked out all news about the accident.