Found 2 items, similar to brownout.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: brownout brownout n : darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft) [syn: blackout, dimout]
English → English (gcide) Definition: brownout brownout \brown"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]