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    fallout
    /ˈfɔːlaʊt/

    noun

    • 1. radioactive particles that are carried into the atmosphere after a nuclear explosion and gradually fall back as dust or in precipitation: "a fallout shelter"
    • 2. the adverse results of a situation or action: "he's prepared to take calculated risks regardless of political fallout"

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    Fallout can mean the radioactive dust after a nuclear explosion or the unpleasant results of an action or event. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage with examples.

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    Fallout can be a noun or a verb. As a noun, it means the radioactive or polluting particles from a nuclear explosion or other source. As a verb, it means to quarrel, to happen, or to leave one's place.

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    Fallout can mean the radioactive dust after a nuclear explosion, or the unpleasant results of an action or event. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage with examples.

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    (fɔːlaʊt ) 1. uncountable noun. Fallout is the radiation that affects a particular place or area after a nuclear explosion has taken place. They were exposed to radioactive fallout during nuclear weapons tests. 2. uncountable noun. If you refer to the fallout from something that has happened, you mean the unpleasant consequences that follow it.

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    Fallout is the radioactive matter that falls to the ground after a nuclear explosion, or any unwanted secondary effect or consequence. Learn more about the word's origin, usage, and synonyms from various dictionaries and sources.

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    Fallout can mean the radioactive particles from nuclear explosions, the unexpected effects of an event, or the verb to quarrel or disagree. Learn more about the word history, origin and examples of fallout from Dictionary.com.

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    Fallout is dangerous radioactive dust after a nuclear explosion or the bad results of a situation or action. Learn how to pronounce, use and translate fallout in English with Oxford Learner's Dictionaries.