brownout
(noun)
noun
1. darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
Similar word(s): blackout, dimout
Definition categories: state, dark, darkness
Sentences with brownout as a noun:
- When demand for electricity exceeds the available supply, a brownout occurs.
- On rising suddenly from her chair she experienced a brownout and had to sit down again quickly.
- Fire departments across the country have been forced to rely on rolling brownouts because of the recession.