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English

Etymology

From fall + out

Noun
en-noun

1. A radioactive dust, the radioactive airborne particles that fall to the ground after a nuclear explosion.
2. A pollution dust, the non-radioactive airborne particles that fall to the ground.

#: Air pollution return to the ground in the form of acid rain and soot fallout.

1. A negative side effect, an undesirable or unexpected consequence.
2. rare A declined offer in a sales transaction when acceptance was presumed
3. rare The person who declines such an offer

Translations

French: retombées f. pl. (1-3)
Russian: t|ru|�адиоак�ивн�е о�адки|scCyrl pl (1), t|ru|нега�ивное по�лед��вие|scCyrl n (3)

Related terms

fallout shelter (1)
nuclear fallout (1)
smokefall (2)
soot fallout (2)

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