dim-out
noun
a reduction or concealment of night lighting in wartime to make the source less visible to an enemy from the air or sea.
dimout
-
a variation of
dim-out.
Example Sentences
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But the dimout proved only a flicker less black than the blackout.
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Floodlights and neon signs were doused in Cairo, blue dimout paint was smeared onto auto headlights and plate-glass windows.
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The Administration is studying the idea of conserving coal by issuing a national dimout order.
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For three days a delivery strike had imposed a news dimout on the biggest newspaper town in the nation, completely shutting off distribution of all Greater New York's leading dailies.*
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The blackout, dimout, and brownout were only memories after V-E day.
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