zwart gat — meaning in English

English meaning

• blackout noun A sudden, temporary loss of consciousness or memory.
• hole noun A hollow space or opening in something solid, or a gap that goes all the way through.

Senses

zwart gat is used for these senses in English:

• black hole A place of punitive confinement; a lockup or cell; a military guardroom. [from 18th c.]
• blackout A temporary loss of memory.
• hole (slang) An undesirable place to live or visit.

blackout — full definition

1. noun A sudden, temporary loss of consciousness or memory.
2. noun A large-scale loss of electrical power over an area.
3. noun A deliberate suppression of information or news.

hole — full definition

1. noun A hollow space or opening in something solid, or a gap that goes all the way through.
2. noun A flaw, weakness, or gap in an argument, plan, or system.
3. noun In golf, one of the numbered targets a player aims the ball into, or a full round segment of the course leading to it.

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