blackout
noun [C] (HIDING) /ˈblæk.aʊt/Definition
› a time when all lights must be hidden by law, or when there is no light or power because of an electricity failure: wartime blackouts Power lines were blown down and we had a blackout of several hours.Darkness and becoming dark › the action taken to make certain that information about something is not reported to the public: a news blackoutSecrecy and privacy
(Definition of blackout noun (HIDING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- anonymity noun
- anonymous adjective
- backroom noun
- backstage adjective, adverb
- be none of sb's business idiom
- covert adjective
- covertly adverb
- coy adjective (SECRET)
- crypto- prefix
- dead men tell no tales idiom
- mum adjective
- my lips are sealed idiom
- off the record idiom
- off-message adverb, adjective
- official secret noun
- top secret adjective
- trade secret noun
- ulterior adjective
- under the table idiom
- under wraps idiom
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