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blackstart

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *(s)ter-✻ — “to be stiff”
  2. inherited from *sturtijan✻ — “to startle, move, set in motion”
  3. inherited from styrtan — “to leap up, start”
  4. inherited from sterten — “to leap up suddenly, rush out”
  5. compounded as blackstart — “black + start”

Definitions

  1. A bird (Oenanthe melanura) in the chat family, found in desert regions of the Middle East…

    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…

    A restart of a power station without the use of power from the external electricity network.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA