What does brownout mean in crosswords?

brownout means: darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)

Which crossword clues can have brownout as the answer?

Possible clues for brownout include "Dimmed power failure", "Partial power loss".

Word entry · 8 letters

Best crossword clue

"Dimmed power failure"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPart of speech nounSorted bnoortuwStarts with BEnds with T2 clues

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darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)

A deverbal from brown out, by analogy with blackout.

“When demand for electricity exceeds the available supply, a brownout occurs.”
“On rising suddenly from her chair she experienced a brownout and had to sit down again quickly.”
“Fire departments across the country have been forced to rely on rolling brownouts because of the recession.”

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01“Dimmed power failure”8 letters

02“Partial power loss”8 letters

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