👁️ Vision loss 👁️ To lose vision

to redout

9.9

To have a temporary red tint to vision when too much blood goes to the head during strong acceleration

verb
/ˈrɛdˌaʊt/

Specialized

: redout

After the rapid ascent, she started to redout and saw everything through a reddish haze.

Examples

Pilots may redout if they experience extreme upward acceleration during flight maneuvers.
Astronauts are trained to recognize the signs when they begin to redout in a simulator.
He redouted briefly while flying the fighter jet.
What happens when you redout during a flight?
Pilots may redout if they pull too many Gs during steep climbs in an aircraft.
During the high-speed maneuver, he started to redout, and colors began to blur.
She began to redout after experiencing intense gravitational forces on the roller coaster.

Synonyms

to redden

vsto redout

8 3.7

To change to red, for example from heat or embarrassment

is a brief vision change from blood rushing to the head during high acceleration

How Severe

to black out

72 5.4

to redout

Specialized

9.9

Surface Forms

redout infinitive

redouted past

redouted past participle

redouting present participle

redouts third person singular

Etymology

Redout (verb) comes from the parts red and out, formed by pilots as the opposite of 'blackout'. To redout is to have your sight go briefly red or dim because excess blood rushes to the head, so the name explains the experience.