area of radioactive fallout
1fallout — n. 1. the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion. Syn: radioactive dust, radioactive fallout. [WordNet 1.5] 2. the falling to the ground of radioactive particles lifted into the atmosphere by a nuclear explosion …
2area of militarily significant fallout — Area in which radioactive fallout affects the ability of military units to carry out their normal mission …
3fallout — /fawl owt /, n. 1. the settling to the ground of airborne particles ejected into the atmosphere from the earth by explosions, eruptions, forest fires, etc., esp. such settling from nuclear explosions (radioactive fallout). Cf. rainout. 2. the… …
4fallout — [[t]fɔ͟ːlaʊt[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Fallout is the radiation that affects a particular place or area after a nuclear explosion has taken place. They were exposed to radioactive fallout during nuclear weapons tests. 2) N UNCOUNT: oft N from n If you… …
5fallout — noun a) 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. On 26 April 1986 the reactor number four at the Chernobyl …
6Fallout (RTÉ drama) — Fallout is a RTÉ two part fictional drama, made in the style of a documentary.It deals with the nuclear fallout following a hypothetical disaster in the Sellafield Nuclear Reprocessing Plant in Cumbria on the British coast of the Irish Sea. The… …
7fallout — ► NOUN 1) radioactive particles dispersed over a wide area after a nuclear explosion. 2) the adverse results of a situation …
8Fallout shelter — A sign pointing to an old fallout shelter in New York City. Nuclear weapons …
9Radioactive contamination — The radiation warning symbol (trefoil) …
10Fallout (video game) — This article is about the original Fallout game. For the article on the Fallout series, see Fallout (series). Fallout Original box art Developer(s) Interplay Entertainment …
