English Explanatory Dictionary

blackstart

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bird (Oenanthe melanura) in the chat family, found in desert regions of the Middle East and North Africa.
  2. A restart of a power station without the use of power from the external electricity network.

Word forms

blackstart blackstarts black start

Etymology

From black + start; in the sense of a bird, due to the analogy of redstart.

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