dim-out

dim-out
/dim"owt'/, n.
1. a reduction or concealment of night lighting in wartime to make the source less visible to an enemy from the air or sea.
2. a reduction of night lighting caused by a failure in an electric generating system or a reduction in its output.
Also, dimout. Cf. blackout (def. 2), brownout.
[1940-45; DIM + (BLACK)OUT]

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