Meaning

1 senses
  1. A (scheduled or accidental) general reduction in electrical power, like a blackout but less severe.

More definitions
  • darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)

Origin

Deverbal from dim out.

Deverbal from dim out.

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Forms

plural: dimouts
Singulardimout
Pluraldimouts

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft):blackoutbrownout

See also

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