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How To Use brownout In A Sentence

• Ms. Miller's imprisonment for civil contempt of court was less a perfect storm — to use one of the press 'hoarier clichés to characterize a grim convergence of unpleasant events — as it was a brownout, a distressing midsummer sign that a full power outage is on its way. The Great D.C. Plame-Out, Or: Novak, Lord of the Journo-Flies
• Other situations affecting power quality are transients or spikes, surges or over-voltages, noise and sags or brownouts.
• The helicopters landing in what are called brownout conditions, meaning the dust on the desert floor rises up and engulfs the helicopter. CNN Transcript Mar 29, 2003
• Both of those helicopters experiencing what are called brownout conditions, meaning the pilots couldn't see the ground because of all the dust flying in the air as they landed. CNN Transcript Mar 29, 2003
• A brownout is a service reduction, plain and simple," Bill Gault, president of Local 22, said Tuesday. EMSResponder.com: Top EMS News
• It can protect your equipment from hazardous brownouts that occur when electric companies reduce voltage during periods of peak demand.
• Earlier on the day of the crash, the Sikorsky attempted to land in another spot, but dust churned up by its rotors caused a "brownout" - a condition in which visibility is limited by dust or sand - and forced the helicopter to circle around before attempting another landing. Undefined
• Go out worry rain, catch the train worried about late, exam worry can't recall the answer, speech worry brownout, love worry is jilt...The pessimist seems always with all kinds of anxiety in combat.
• This has increased the cost of electricity resulting in blackouts and brownouts. OPEC and Global Warming, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
• One of the most dangerous tasks a helicopter pilot faces is landing in what's known as brownout, in which blowing sand obliterates not only the horizon but the landing spot itself. RGJ.com - Latest News