brown out

See also brownout

English

Noun

brown out (plural brown outs)

1. Alternative spelling of brownout.

Verb

brown out (third-person singular simple present browns out, present participle browning out, simple past and past participle browned out)

1. To experience a partial loss of vision having the characteristics of a brownout, to suffer a brownout.

   The pilot pulled up hard into a tight loop and browned out, losing sight of the target.

Synonyms

• greyout
• grey-out
• grey out

See also

• black out
• white out