blackouts

Meanings

Noun

• a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting
• darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
• the failure of electric power for a general region
• a momentary loss of consciousness
• partial or total loss of memory
• plural of blackout
• Long, dark-coloured underwear worn by the WAAF in winter.

Synonyms

amnesia, blackout, brownout, dimout, memory loss