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fallback
fall·back F0021700 (fôl′băk′)n.1. a. Something to which one can resort or retreat: applied to another college as a fallback.b. A retreat: The colonel ordered a fallback to the woods.2. Something that falls back: the fallback of debris from the explosion.
fall′back′ adj.fall•back (ˈfɔlˌbæk)
n. 1. an act or instance of falling back. 2. something or someone to turn or return to, esp. for help or as an alternative. adj. 3. Also, fall′-back`. of or designating something kept in reserve or as an alternative: a fallback plan. [1750–60, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | fallback - to break off a military action with an enemypullout, disengagementretreat - (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops"armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
fallbacknounThe moving back of a military force in the face of enemy attack or after a defeat:pullback, pullout, retirement, retreat, withdrawal.Translationsfallback
fallback[′fȯl‚bak] (computer science) The system, electronic or manual, which is substituted for the computer system in case of breakdown. (geology) Fragmented ejecta from an impact or explosion crater during formation which partly refills the true crater almost immediately. (nucleonics) That part of the material carried into the air by an atomic explosion which ultimately drops back to the earth or water at the site of the explosion. fallbackA reduction in the softening point of bitumen used in built-up roofing; may result from overheating.AcronymsSeefly-byfallback
Synonyms for fallbacknoun the moving back of a military force in the face of enemy attack or after a defeatSynonyms- pullback
- pullout
- retirement
- retreat
- withdrawal
Synonyms for fallbacknoun to break off a military action with an enemySynonymsRelated Words- retreat
- armed forces
- armed services
- military
- military machine
- war machine
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