fallout
or fall-out
[ fawl-out ]
/ ˈfɔlˌaʊt /
noun
the settling to the ground of airborne particles ejected into the atmosphere from the earth by explosions, eruptions, forest fires, etc., especially such settling from nuclear explosions (radioactive fallout).
Compare rainout.
the particles themselves.
Compare rainout.
an unexpected or incidental effect, outcome, or product: the psychological fallout of being obese.
effects; results: emotional fallout from a divorce.
Origin of fallout
First recorded in 1945–50; noun use of verb phrase
fall out
Words nearby fallout
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British Dictionary definitions for fallout
fallout
/ (ˈfɔːlˌaʊt) /
noun
the descent of solid material in the atmosphere onto the earth, esp of radioactive material following a nuclear explosion
any solid particles that so descend
informal
side-effects; secondary consequences
verb fall out (intr, adverb)
sentence substitute
military
the order to leave a parade or disciplinary formation