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   black·out

   /ˈblakˌout/

   noun

   • 1. a failure of electrical power supply: "due to a power blackout, their hotel was in total darkness" Similar power cutpower failureelectricity failuretripblown fusebrownout
   • ▪ a period when all lights must be turned out or covered to prevent them being seen by the enemy during an air raid: "people found it difficult to travel in the blackout"
   • ▪ dark curtains put up in windows to cover lights during an air raid.
   • ▪ a moment in the theater when the lights on stage are suddenly turned off.
   • 2. a suppression of information, especially one imposed on the media by government: "the total information blackout on the series of meetings" Similar suppressionsilencecensorshipreporting restrictionscutoff
   • ▪ a period during which a particular activity is prohibited: "there are no blackout days during the travel period"
   • 3. a temporary loss of consciousness: "she was suffering from blackouts" Similar faintfainting fitloss of consciousnesscomapassing outperiod of oblivionswooncollapsesyncope
   • ▪ a temporary loss of memory during a period of alcohol intoxication: "I never was drunk to the point that I had a blackout"

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • B

     3

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • T

     1

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