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.
Origin of fallout
First recorded in 1945–50; noun use of verb phrase fall out
Words nearby fallout
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The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index has dropped 10% from its peak in late March as investors responded to the pandemic and efforts by central bank and government officials to contain the economic fallout.
Ray Dalio issues stark warning about U.S. dollar’s future as global reserve currency|Claire Zillman, reporter|September 16, 2020|Fortune
The change comes only weeks after Chairman Simon Thompson said Jacques had the board’s backing to handle the fallout from the company’s destruction of the ancient sites.
The CEO of mining giant Rio Tinto is forced out following the destruction of an ancient archeological site|Bernhard Warner|September 11, 2020|Fortune
Until recently, the risks associated with failed trade talks had been in the background, overshadowed by the economic fallout of the coronavirus.
Lagging stocks, a battered pound: investors get a painful glimpse of ‘no-deal Brexit’ Britain|Bernhard Warner|September 9, 2020|Fortune
Over the past six months, central banks and governments have unlocked financial floodgates to deal with the economic fallout of covid-19.
Smart stimulus: Cash as code|Claire Beatty|September 9, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Chancellor Angela Merkel warned the coronavirus crisis will get worse before it gets better and that the fallout will test Germany’s finances for months if not years to come.
‘Things will become more difficult:’ Merkel tries to sell debt-averse Germany on her ambitious COVID spending plan|Bernhard Warner|August 28, 2020|Fortune
But the fallout from the Panetta book will be significant over time.
Exposed: The White House’s Professor-in-Chief|Jonathan Alter|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The fallout of this loss of trust has had an enormous impact on the outbreak.
1976 Vs. Today: Ebola’s Terrifying Evolution|Abby Haglage|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Matt was genuinely hurt by all the Ann Curry fallout,” says the network news insider.
The Morning Show ‘Hunger Games’|Lloyd Grove|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Conservative evangelicalism is losing millennials in gobs, and the World Vision fallout is sure to only accelerate the fallout.
World Vision’s Gay Compromise|Brad Kramer|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What happens inside these organizations is perhaps the most interesting piece of fallout from this whole thing.
Boehner, the Tea Party, and the Ryan Express|Michael Tomasky|December 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Almost all of the radiation that people would absorb from fallout particles would come from particles outside their own bodies.
In Time Of Emergency|Department of Defense
Remember that fallout particles can be seen, but the rays they give off cannot be seen.
In Time Of Emergency|Department of Defense
The distribution of fallout particles after a nuclear attack would depend on wind currents, weather conditions and other factors.
In Time Of Emergency|Department of Defense
I mean there isnt any sense fooling around with anybody whos taken a good deep breath of fallout.
The Knights of Arthur|Frederik Pohl
After Test Mike, the implications of fallout obviously were global.
Atoms, Nature, and Man|Neal O. Hines
British Dictionary definitions for fallout
fallout
/ (ˈfɔːlˌaʊt) /
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
informalside-effects; secondary consequences
verbfall out(intr, adverb)
informalto quarrel or disagree
(intr)to happen or occur
militaryto leave a parade or disciplinary formation
sentence substitute
militarythe order to leave a parade or disciplinary formation
Leave one's place in military ranks, as in After inspection they were ordered to fall out. [First half of 1800s]
2
Also, have a falling-out. Disagree, quarrel, as in The brothers fell out over their inheritance, or They no longer speak—they had a falling-out some years ago. [First half of 1500s]
3
Happen, result, as in Let us know how it falls out in the end. [Second half of 1500s]