Fallout Definition

fôlout
noun
The descent to earth of radioactive particles, as after a nuclear explosion.
Webster's New World
These particles.
Webster's New World
The negative consequences of any action or decision.
Webster's New World
An incidental result or side effect.
American Heritage
(rare) A declined offer in a sales transaction when acceptance was presumed.
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Other Word Forms of Fallout

Noun

Singular:
fallout
Plural:
fallouts

Origin of Fallout

  • From the verb fall out; fall +‎ out

    From Wiktionary

Fallout Sentence Examples

  • I did not say she feared fallout from any test.

  • All this caused by ionizing radiation fallout from the nuclear weapons.

  • The Hills upped the drama with the fallout that occurred between former BFFs Conrad and Heidi Montag.

  • If it were, then staying involved with you without committing to you is a way for him to avoid any negative fallout should the relationship end.

  • In the steamy jungles of the South Pacific, an enormous creature is created by nuclear fallout.

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Words Starting With

FFAFAL

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TUTOUT

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