Meaning Of The Word Fallout

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fallout
uncountable noun: Fallout is the radiation that affects a particular place or area after a nuclear explosion has taken place.

fallout in American English
the descent to earth of radioactive particles, as after a nuclear explosion
noun: the settling to the ground of airborne particles ejected into the atmosphere from the earth by explosions, eruptions, forest fires, etc., esp. such settling from nuclear explosions (radioactive fallout)

fallout in British English
noun: the descent of solid material in the atmosphere onto the earth, esp of radioactive material following a nuclear explosion
sentence substitute: the order to leave a parade or disciplinary formation
verb: to quarrel or disagree

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