blackout
ˈblæˌkaʊt-
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blackout
partial or total loss of memory "he has a total blackout for events of the evening" -
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blackout
a momentary loss of consciousness -
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blackout
the failure of electric power for a general region -
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blackout
darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft) -
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blackout
a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting
Mission Blackout: Electro dance party and Oktoberfest. coloradodaily.com
Blackout looms over Chargers-Ravens game. signonsandiego.com
Blackout France provided a variety of equipment including rigging, drapes, and motors for the glittering Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony and after-show party. livedesignonline.com
About half of college students who drink say they have blackouts. netnebraska.org
Blackouts Predict Which Binge-Drinking Students Will End Up In ERs . kuer.org
Priceville Bulldogs are introduced to fans by head coach Darrell Haynes at "Bulldog Blackout" on Saturday night. hartselleenquirer.com
Oakland Raiders get TV blackout extension . mercurynews.com
As blackouts linger, Northeasterners try to adjust. timesfreepress.com
The facial hair blackout on local TV news. jsonline.com
Frequency blackout didn't affect alarm companies, CAA says. securitysystemsnews.com
Candlestick blackout seen by PG&E chief firsthand . blog.sfgate.com
In 2012, blackouts, inflation, and credit ratings downgrades plagued India, but next year should bring growth. globalpost.com
Craig Timberg discusses the Syrian Internet blackout. ashingtonpost.com
Woman admitted to 'blackout burglary' of neighbors home. sun-sentinel.com
Blackout At Fourth Annual Anthea & Grant's Summer Ball 2006. livedesignonline.com
Systemic breakdowns (such as large-scale blackouts, bankruptcy cascades, etc.) are often a result of such domino or avalanche effects , and their probability of occurrence as well as their resulting damage are usually underestimated.
Fundamental and Real-World Challenges in Economics
For example, a damaged power grid undergoing a large blackout may still have other stable states in which no blackout would occur, but the perturbed system does not converge to those states.
Controlling Complex Networks with Compensatory Perturbations
These findings have analogues in power grids, where perturbations caused by equipment malfunction or operational errors can lead to large blackouts, but the appropriate shedding of power can substantially reduce subsequent failures [13, 14].
Controlling Complex Networks with Compensatory Perturbations
The approach allows the calculation of conventional reliability indices and the estimation of blackout frequencies.
Reliability Analysis of Electric Power Systems Using an Object-oriented Hybrid Modeling Approach
Furthermore, recent large-area blackouts in North America and Europe demonstrated the potential consequences of inadequate operator response times to contingencies (e.g. ).
Reliability Analysis of Electric Power Systems Using an Object-oriented Hybrid Modeling Approach
Don't let anybody talk about this; put a blackout on the whole story. "Time Crime" by
That silly blackout he'd had, for a second, there; he must have dropped it. "Hunter Patrol" by
Keegark was dark, on the vision-screen; evidently King Orgzild had invented the blackout, too. "Ullr Uprising" by
Keegark was dark, on the vision-screen; evidently King Orgzild had invented the blackout, too. "Uller Uprising" by
After that, he maintained a communication blackout. "The Cosmic Computer" by
The blackout at peak of each warp-shift persisted. "The Colors of Space" by
Well, he certainly wasn't much of a perceptive, or he would have been able to handle the Blackout himself. "Vigorish" by
Maybe whoever had hit him had disturbed them, and he'd had a sudden blackout. "Out Like a Light" by
But total anaesthesia brought on a mental blackout from which the victim recovered only with effort. "The Penal Cluster" by
He was disgusted to see that the lights were hooded for blackout driving. "A Yankee Flier Over Berlin" by
For your boko is all of a glow
And Father, I know you’re my Daddy
For dear Mother told me it’s so.