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fallout
[ fawl-out ]
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.
fallout
/ ˈɔːˌʊ /
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
- informal.to quarrel or disagree
- intr to happen or occur
- military to leave a parade or disciplinary formation
sentence substitute
- military the order to leave a parade or disciplinary formation
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fallout1
Example Sentences
U.S. entertainment companies have been bracing for additional fallout from the global trade war — including a possible backlash against its products and a weaker advertising market.
But some of the emerging fallout may have an upside - and here's why.
A growing number of UK lenders are cutting mortgage rates as the fallout from US tariffs continues to fuel forecasts of deeper than expected interest rate cuts.
U.S. entertainment companies have been bracing for additional fallout from the global trade war.
The fallout from the cuts has already begun, the report states.
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