redout

noun

red·​out ˈred-ˌau̇t How to pronounce redout (audio)
: a condition in which centripetal acceleration (such as that created when an aircraft abruptly enters a dive) drives blood to the head and causes reddening of the visual field and headache

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of redout was in 1942

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Cite this Entry

“Redout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redout. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

redout

1 of 2 noun
red·​out ˈred-ˌau̇t How to pronounce redout (audio)
: a condition in which centripetal acceleration (as that created when an aircraft abruptly enters a dive) drives blood to the head and causes reddening of the visual field and headache compare blackout, grayout

red out

2 of 2 intransitive verb
: to experience a redout compare black out, gray out
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