| fallout | |
| 1. n. 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. n. The particles themselves. | |
| On 26 April 1986 the reactor number four at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant located in the Soviet Union near Pripyat in Ukraine exploded. Further explosions and the resulting fire sent a plum | |
| 3. n. A negative side effect; an undesirable or unexpected consequence. | |
| Psychological fallout in the shadow of terrorism, title of an article by Dr. Abraham Twerski, M.D. in. | |
| 4. n. (rare) A declined offer in a sales transaction when acceptance was presumed. | |
| 5. n. (rare) The person who declines such an offer. | |
| 6. n. (radio, television, broadcasting) An impromptu guest used to fill in for another guest spot who is a no show or who has cancelled last minute | |
