(electricity) A period of low alternating current line voltage, causing a reduction in illumination.
When demand for electricity exceeds the available supply, a brownout occurs.
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A temporary dimming of vision, usually with a brown hue and accompanied by loss of peripheral vision or tunnel vision.
On rising suddenly from her chair she experienced a brownout and had to sit down again quickly.
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(firefighting) A temporary closing of a fire station, usually due to budget restrictions.
Fire departments across the country have been forced to rely on rolling brownouts because of the recession.
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