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rolling blackout

rolling blackout noun: an intentional disruption of electric service to different areas in a region to conserve power.

Noun

rolling blackout (plural rolling blackouts)

  1. An intentional disruption of electric service to different areas in a region to conserve power.
    • Authorities in California warned that the high demand could lead later this afternoon to an emergency order for rolling blackouts, a dreaded term here that brings reminders of widespread blackouts in 2003 during an energy supply crisis.2006 July 23, Randal C. Archibold, “California Warns of Rolling Blackouts”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    rolling power outage

Synonyms of rolling blackout

  • rolling power outage

Forms of rolling blackout

pluralrolling blackouts

Questions about rolling blackout

What does rolling blackout mean?
Rolling blackout means an intentional disruption of electric service to different areas in a region to conserve power.
What part of speech is rolling blackout?
Rolling blackout is a noun.
What is the plural of rolling blackout?
The plural of rolling blackout is rolling blackouts.

Words near rolling blackout in the dictionary

  1. rolling away
  2. rolling back
  3. rolling back the years
  4. rolling backup
  5. rolling backups
  6. rolling blackout
  7. rolling blackouts
  8. rolling block
  9. rolling blocks
  10. rolling boil
  11. rolling boils

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