Encyclopedia > Black out

  Article Content

Blackout

Redirected from Black out

The term "blackout" refers to a cessation of electromagnetic activity.
  • collectively minimizing external light (during war), especially upwards directed (or reflected) light, to "hide" from enemy aircraft (in the case of an occupied country: the enemy of the occupying force)
  • large-scale power failure
  • short dysfunctioning of the brain (loss of consciousness or not being able to think well)

See also communications blackout.



All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

 
  Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!
 
 
  
  Featured Article
DB

... dB is the abbreviation for Decibel; see Bel DB is a French automobile maker; see DB (car) DB is the abbreviation for Deutsche Bahn, the major German railway company ...

 
 
 
This page was created in 21.6 ms