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Showing words for BROWNOUT using the English dictionary
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Definitions for Brownout
[1] the elimination of some or reduction of all electric lights of a city, especially as a precaution against attack in time of war.
[2] any curtailment of electric power, as by a severe storm.
[3] a dimming or reduction in the use of electric lights in a city, esp to conserve electric power or as a defensive precaution in wartime
[4] a temporary reduction in electrical power Compare blackout (def. 3)
[5] a temporary slowing down of the workings of the internet caused when too many users attempt to access it at the same time
Words related to Brownout
interruption, disruption, blackout, gloom, obscurity, dusk, dark, blackness, twilight, disconnection, failure, duskiness, murk, murkiness, eclipse, shadiness, dimness, shade, nightfall, cloudiness
Words nearby Brownout
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Origin of Brownout
1940–45; brown + out, on the model of blackout
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Synonyms for Brownout
blackout, disruption, interruption, dimout, disconnection, electrical failure