dimout

A noun referring to darkness resulting from the extinction of lights, such as in a city made invisible to enemy aircraft.

• 🇨🇳名词，指因灯火管制而出现的黑暗状态，尤指城市为不被敌方飞机发现而熄灭灯光所造成的黑暗。

1. Partial blackout C1 formal

   A period of reduced lighting, often for safety or security reasons, such as to make a city less visible to enemy aircraft.

   • During the war, the city enforced a dimout to protect against air raids.
   • The dimout made the streets nearly invisible from above.
   • Residents were instructed to follow dimout regulations after sunset.

   🇨🇳半灯火管制

   反义词: illumination

• dimouts plural form
• dimouts' possessive plural form
• dimout's possessive singular form