blackout

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting
  2. noun darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
  3. noun the failure of electric power for a general region

Etymology

Deverbal from black out.

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