A temporary loss of consciousness
“I woke up on the floor with no memory of what had happened, realizing I had experienced a blackout.”
A failure of an electrical power supply
“Well, the lights are back on in Detroit now after a partial blackout that shut down a major border crossing.”
An imposed restriction or absence of information, communication, or publication
“During the first Persian Gulf War, there was a media blackout from the moment the ground war began.”
A state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility
A period of silence
A lapse or absence of memory
An interruption of supply to power
The practice or policy of censoring films, letters, or publications
A condition of complete darkness
The action of stopping operations
A piece of fabric material suspended at the top to form a screen
To undergo a loss of consciousness
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