"blackouts" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈblækaʊts/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-blackouts.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} blackouts
  1. plural of blackout Tags: form-of, plural Form of: blackout
    Sense id: en-blackouts-en-noun-YklZM2o0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: black-outs

Noun

IPA: /ˈblækaʊts/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-blackouts.wav
Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} blackouts pl (plural only)
  1. (military, slang, historical) Long, dark-coloured underwear worn by the WAAF in winter. Tags: historical, plural, plural-only, slang Categories (topical): Military, Underwear
    Sense id: en-blackouts-en-noun-xsohNR8R Disambiguation of Underwear: 5 95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: black-outs

Alternative forms

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