dimout
/ˈdɪmˌaʊt/
noun
- A period of reduced lighting, especially as a precaution against enemy air raids during wartime or to save energy.
- During the war, the city enforced a dimout every night to hide from enemy bombers.
- We drove through the dimout with only our parking lights on.
- The power company asked residents to observe a voluntary dimout to reduce strain on the grid.
- A state of partial darkness or reduced visibility, often caused by haze, fog, or smoke.
- A thick fog rolled in, causing a dimout along the coastal highway.
- The wildfire smoke created a dimout that made it hard to see across the street.
- The dimout from the dust storm lasted for several hours.
- A temporary loss of consciousness or awareness; a faint or blackout.
- She experienced a dimout from dehydration and was given fluids.
- He had a dimout after standing up too quickly and had to sit down.
- The patient described a brief dimout during the procedure but remembered nothing.
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