0 an occasion when less electric power than usual is supplied to an area:
1 a period of time when the electricity supply is not strong enough to supply all the power that is needed:
It cannot be done without cross-bracing lines to cover the north-south lines, otherwise brownouts become a danger as it will be difficult to maintain system stability.
Solar panels have been introduced in some of the rural areas to reduce blackouts, brownouts, and use of kerosene.
In night landings, aircraft lighting can enhance the visual illusions by illuminating the brownout cloud.
Pilots have compared landing during brownouts to parallel parking an automobile with one's eyes closed.
The brownout phenomenon causes accidents during helicopter landing and take-off operations in arid desert terrain.
The system is designed for day, night and brownout flight environments.
Brownouts caused by a lingering power supply dispute has negatively affected local businesses and tourism.
During the drinking episode 31% subjects described blackouts, 20% described brownouts, and 49% reported no amnesic episode.
