FALLOUT
Scrabble letter values: F4A1L1L1O1U1T1 = 10
Definition
- noun the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion. — synonyms: radioactive_dust
- noun any adverse and unwanted secondary effect. — synonyms: side_effect
Examples
- “a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal”
- “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 plume of highly radioactive fallout into the atmosphere and over an extensive geographical area.”
- “Psychological fallout in the shadow of terrorism, title of an article by Dr. Abraham Twerski, M.D. in http//www.jewishworldreview.com.”