fall|out

fall|out
fall|out «FL OWT», noun.
1. the radioactive particles or dust that fall to earth after a nuclear explosion. Fallout may be assumed always to be dangerously radioactive. »

Fallout sifting down…will affect every living person (Stuart Chase).

2. the falling of these particles to the earth, especially in a widening pattern immediately surrounding, or downwind from, the point of explosion.
3. a by-product or residue of something, usually unexpected; spin-off: »

A sublime piece of technological fallout from space technology is a means of purifying foul-smelling sewage and converting it into sterile drinking water (New Scientist).


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