Definitions
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- noun darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
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Examples
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During World War II, the United States was adhering to a wartime "dimout" and in 1942 and 1943, there was no ball drop.
Kate Kelly: The Times Square Ball Drop and the Story Behind It Kate Kelly 2010
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During World War II, the United States was adhering to a wartime "dimout" and in 1942 and 1943, there was no ball drop.
Kate Kelly: The Times Square Ball Drop and the Story Behind It Kate Kelly 2010
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During World War II, the United States was adhering to a wartime "dimout" and in 1942 and 1943, there was no ball drop.
Kate Kelly: The Times Square Ball Drop and the Story Behind It Kate Kelly 2010
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During World War II, the United States was adhering to a wartime "dimout" and in 1942 and 1943, there was no ball drop.
Kate Kelly: The Times Square Ball Drop and the Story Behind It Kate Kelly 2010
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During World War II, the United States was adhering to a wartime "dimout" and in 1942 and 1943, there was no ball drop.
Kate Kelly: The Times Square Ball Drop and the Story Behind It Kate Kelly 2010
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During those war years, New York was subject to a "dimout" of lights intended to protect the city from Axis bombings.
The New York Public Library: Telling Time on New Year's Eve: Why the First Ball Was Dropped in Times Square The New York Public Library 2010
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During those war years, New York was subject to a "dimout" of lights intended to protect the city from Axis bombings.
The New York Public Library: Telling Time on New Year's Eve: Why the First Ball Was Dropped in Times Square The New York Public Library 2010
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Tradition took root and the ball has heralded a new beginning almost every year since - in 1942 and 1943, during World War II, the ball was temporarily put out of commission by a war-time "dimout."
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