nuclear fallout
Residual radioactive material in the upper atmosphere which settles down to Earth over…Residual radioactive material in the upper atmosphere which settles down to Earth over a protracted period; typically ash which has been propelled upwards by a nuclear explosion or disaster, sometimes mixed with rain or snow.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Residual radioactive material in the upper atmosphere which settles down to Earth over a protracted period; typically ash which has been propelled upwards by a nuclear explosion or disaster, sometimes mixed with rain or snow.
radioaktiver Niederschlag
радиоакти́вный оса́докradioaktívnyj osádok
радіоакти́вний оса́дradioaktývnyj osád
(countable)An event in which this occurs, generally perceived as an ecological disaster due to the distribution of irradiated material over a much larger area than the zone directly affected by the original event.
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Origin
In reference to such material falling out of the sky.In reference to such material falling out of the sky.
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Forms
plural: nuclear fallouts| Singular | nuclear fallout |
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Synonyms
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