Dictionary Check: blackout
"blackout" is a valid word!
Scrabble
16
points
Words with Friends
20
points
Definition
noun
a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting
noun
darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
noun
the failure of electric power for a general region
noun
a momentary loss of consciousness
noun
partial or total loss of memory
Example:
"he has a total blackout for events of the evening"
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