A temporary loss of consciousness.
The blocking out of as much light as possible.
A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.
A temporary loss of memory.
The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings, as well as outdoor and street lighting as a measure against aerial bombing or naval attack, as imposed during, e.g., World War II.
An instance of censorship, especially a temporary one.
The contraction of a word by means of loss or omission of sounds or syllables in the middle thereof.
The quality of a rhythm being somehow unexpected, in that it deviates from the strict succession of regularly spaced strong and weak beats in a meter.