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fallout


fall·out

noun \ˈf-ˌlat\

Definition of FALLOUT

1
: the often radioactive particles stirred up by or resulting from a nuclear explosion and descending through the atmosphere; also : other polluting particles (as volcanic ash) descending likewise
2
: descent (as of fallout) through the atmosphere