fallout en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɔlˌaʊt/ (US)
- /ˈfɔːlaʊt/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Deverbal from fall out; fall + out.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The event of small airborne particles falling to the ground in significant quantities as a result of major industrial activity, volcano eruption, sandstorm, nuclear explosion, etc.
It was 5 February 2010 and Safdar had already dealt with the fallout of one explosion that day: an hour before, a motorbike laden with explosives had slammed into a bus carrying Shia Muslims to a religious procession.
2017 April 6, Samira Shackle, “On the frontline with Karachi’s ambulance drivers”, in the Guardian:
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(countable, uncountable) The particles themselves.
On 26 April 1986 the reactor number four at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant located in the Soviet Union near Pripyat in Ukraine exploded. Further explosions and the resulting fire sent a plume of highly radioactive fallout into the atmosphere and over an extensive geographical area.
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(countable, uncountable) A negative side effect; an undesirable or unexpected consequence.
Psychological fallout in the shadow of terrorism
- (countable, rare, uncountable) A declined offer in a sales transaction when acceptance was presumed.
- (countable, rare, uncountable) The person who declines such an offer.
- (countable, uncountable) An impromptu guest used to fill in for another guest spot who is a no-show or who has cancelled last minute.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fallouts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nuclear fallout · investor fallout · area of militarily significant fallout · fallout winds · fallout prediction · fallout pattern · fallout safe height of burst · fallout shelter · nonfallout · atmospheric fallout · fallout contour · borrower fallout · soot fallout · radioactive fallout · chemical fallout · executive fallout · fallout risk · fallout wind vector plot · militarily significant fallout
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Translations (84)
nb nedfall (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · cs spad (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · nl neerslag (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · tr serpinti (particles that fall to the ground) · uk оса́дка (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · uk опади (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · tr serpinti (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · cs spad (particles that fall to the ground) · ko 락하 (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · el πρόσπτωση (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · af uitval (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · nl fall-out (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · he נשורת (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · hu kihullás (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · sh padaline (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · cy adladd (negative side effect) · da nedfaldsprodukt (particles that fall to the ground) · hy տեղումներ (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · ko 강하 (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · es repercusiones (negative side effect) · ca pluja radioactiva (particles that fall to the ground) · it ripercussioni (negative side effect) · el προσπτώσεις (particles that fall to the ground) · cmn 下降 (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · de Niedersinken (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · cmn 原子塵 /原子尘 (particles that fall to the ground) · el ραδιενεργή τέφρα (particles that fall to the ground) · nn nedfall (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · es efectos colaterales (negative side effect) · th ฝุ่นกัมมันตรังสี (particles that fall to the ground) · be апа́дкі (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · eo sekvo (negative side effect) · de radioaktiver Niederschlag (particles that fall to the ground) · is eftirköst (negative side effect) · fi laskeuma (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · cmn 落塵 /落尘 (particles that fall to the ground) · ca pluja radioactiva (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · es lluvia (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · ru оса́дки (particles that fall to the ground) · de Ascheregen (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · ru выпаде́ние (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · it pioggia (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · pt precipitação (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · de Niederschlag (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · de Niedergehen (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · es secuelas (negative side effect) · uk опади (particles that fall to the ground) · ru оса́дки (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · sk dohra (negative side effect) · fr retombées (negative side effect) · ja 降下 (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · fr répercussions (negative side effect) · hy նստվածք (particles that fall to the ground) · fi laskeuma (particles that fall to the ground) · de Fallout (particles that fall to the ground) · es ceniza (particles that fall to the ground) · nn nedfall (particles that fall to the ground) · cmn 落下物 (particles that fall to the ground) · de Explosionsstaub (particles that fall to the ground) · sh padavine (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · nb nedfall (particles that fall to the ground) · da nedfald (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · sv nedfall (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · de Asche (particles that fall to the ground) · sk spad (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · da følgevirkning (negative side effect) · de radioaktiver Staub (particles that fall to the ground) · fi sivuvaikutus (negative side effect) · ru негати́вное после́дствие (negative side effect) · ja 落下物 (particles that fall to the ground) · cmn 落下 (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · es poso (particles that fall to the ground) · ko 낙하 (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · cy alldafliad (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · sv nedfall (particles that fall to the ground) · ja 落下 (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · sv avslag (declined offer in a sales transaction when acceptance was presumed) · es pluvia (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · fr retombées (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · de Herabrieseln (event of airborne particles falling to the ground) · sk spad (particles that fall to the ground) · es consecuencias (negative side effect) · es resultados (negative side effect) · af kern-as (particles that fall to the ground)