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Definition of Dimout
1. Noun. Darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft).
Category relationships: Aircraft
Generic synonyms: Dark, Darkness
Derivative terms: Black Out
Definition of Dimout
1. a condition of partial darkness [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dimout
Literary usage of Dimout
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of Civilization: From the Fall of the Roman Empire to the French by Guizot (François), F. Guizot (1856)
"Id. dimout Concession of the customs of Lorris. 1102. Anet Concession of various
exemptions. 1195. Saint Quentin . . . Confirmation of ancient customs. ..."
2. The Weekly Reporter by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, Great Britain. Privy Council, Great Britain. Supreme Court of Judicature (1902)
"Bates acted on the representations made to him by dimout, and on nothing else.
He took the risk of those statements being true or false ; and though he ..."
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