falloutnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈfɔːl.aʊt/us/ˈfɑːl.aʊt/fallout noun [ U ] (NUCLEAR)
the radioactive dust in the air after a nuclear explosion:
cancer deaths caused by fallout from weapons testing
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Environmental issues
- air pollution
- biodegrade
- biotic index
- carbon capture
- carbon credits
- carbon-neutral
- defoliant
- dumping ground
- eco-footprint
- ecology
- emission
- environmentally friendly
- exhaustible
- natural resources
- particulate
- photochemical smog
- preservation
- preservationist
- recycle
- reduce, reuse, recycle idiom
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fallout noun [ U ] (UNPLEASANT RESULT)
the unpleasant results or effects of an action or event:
The political fallout of the revelations has been immense.
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Outcomes and consequences
- -ment
- aftereffect
- aftermath
- bang
- be a monument to sth idiom
- bed
- bite
- effect
- first fruit
- fruit
- function
- impact
- knock-on effect
- monument
- more bang for your buck(s) idiom
- spillover
- spin-off
- the bitter fruits of sth idiom
- the upshot
- trickle-down
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