Meaning of brown out | Babel Free

Definitions

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

intransitive

Examples

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

““I mean, what is she even talking about? Got her pregnant at the Halloween party? What does that mean? I don't even remember that party. I was wasted.” “Yeah, me too. I browned out that evening.” “"browned out"? What's "browned out"?” “Oh, it's when you drink so much that everything goes brown. It's not as severe as a blackout, 'cause I remember bits and pieces. I like to call it "browning out."””

CEFR level