fallout

(Английский)

1. (countable, uncountable) The event of small airborne particles falling to the ground in significant quantities as a result of major industrial activity, volcano eruption, sandstorm, nuclear explosion, etc.
2. (countable, uncountable) The particles themselves.
3. (countable, uncountable) A negative side effect; an undesirable or unexpected consequence.
4. (countable, rare, uncountable) A declined offer in a sales transaction when acceptance was presumed.
5. (countable, rare, uncountable) The person who declines such an offer.
6. (countable, uncountable) An impromptu guest used to fill in for another guest spot who is a no-show or who has cancelled last minute.

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈfɔːlaʊt/

Этимология (Английский)

Deverbal from fall out; fall + out.

Синонимы

radioactive dust

fall

radioactive fallout

side effect

deposition

effect

fall down

falling

falling off

fall off

miss

music

🎶

sediment

sedimentation

settlement

train

🚋

falling-off

fall-away

aftermath

atomic fallout

basin

brunt

consequence