blackout
noun1913{ds||1|a|}
- a turning off of the stage lighting to separate scenes in a play or end a play or skit; also : a skit that ends with a blackout
- a period of darkness enforced as a precaution against air raids
- a period of darkness (as in a city) caused by a failure of electrical power
black out
verb
black out
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1824{ds|t|1|a|}
- blot out, erase
- to suppress by censorship
- to envelop in darkness
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