brownout

brownout
brownout rown"out n. 1. darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft).

Syn: blackout, dimout. [WordNet 1.5]

2. a partial reduction in the amount of electric power available to customers in a region, such as by reduction of voltage or selective cutoff of certain customers; -- it occurs for example in summer when the demand for electricity for air-conditioning exceeds the supply, or when power to certain customers is cut off by a severe storm. It is contrasted with {blackout}, which is the total loss of electrical power in a region. [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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