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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The Administration is studying the idea of conserving coal by issuing a national dimout order.
From Time Magazine Archive
The only night games affected by the sea-coast dimout are those held at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field and Manhattan's Polo Grounds, where the Dodgers and Giants now play at twilight instead.
From Time Magazine Archive
Clearest indication of the dimout is the unpublicized decision to change plans for Evita's mausoleum.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the dimout proved only a flicker less black than the blackout.
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The wartime dimout was back in Washington, Philadelphia and some other cities.
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