fallout

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fallout fall out

Main Entry: fall·out
Pronunciation: 'fol-"aut
Function: noun
1 a : 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 b : descent (as of fallout) through the atmosphere
2 : a secondary and often lingering effect, result, or set of consequences <have to take a position and accept the political fallout -- Andy Logan>