fallout
/ˈfɔlˌaʊt/noun2 syllables
Fallout means: the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion.
Synonyms for fallout4
noun, as in the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion
radioactive dust
noun, as in any adverse and unwanted secondary effect
side effect
What does fallout mean?2
noun
1
the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion
2
any adverse and unwanted secondary effect“a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Fallout in a sentence
- Countries want to stem the spread of the virus but limit the economic fallout.Hybrid
- There's a fallout shelter in the basement of the library.Miktsoanit
- He made a farcical attempt to save face during the fallout of his sex scandal.papabear
- This way to the fallout shelter.Theocracy
- Tom is going to build a fallout shelter.CK
- Tom has built a fallout shelter.CK
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of fallout
as a noun
- plural
- fallouts