🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

बिजली कटौती

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bijli katauti

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Blackout/ˈblæk.aʊt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"बिजली कटौती कई घंटों तक चली।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A temporary loss of consciousness or memory.

    "After the accident, he experienced a blackout and couldn't remember what happened."
  2. 2

    A period during which a city or area is deprived of electrical power.

    "The blackout lasted for several hours, leaving the entire neighborhood in darkness."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb phrase 'black out', originating in the early 20th century initially in a theatrical context to describe the extinguishing of all lights. By World War II, it evolved to denote the mandatory masking of lights to prevent enemy targeting, and subsequently expanded to refer to a total failure of electrical power.

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