Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rolling blackout

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: rolling black-out
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An intentional disruption of electric service to different areas in a region to conserve power.

Example Sentences

"Authorities in California warned that the high demand could lead later this afternoon to an emergency order for rolling blackouts, a dreaded term here that brings reminders of widespread blackouts in 2003 during an energy supply crisis."

Inflected Forms

rolling blackouts (plural)

Synonyms

rolling power outage

Questions

What does rolling blackout mean?: An intentional disruption of electric service to different areas in a region to conserve power.

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