OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 31949

fallout

/ˈfɔːlaʊt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ceniza • lluvia • pluvia • poso
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.
It was 5 February 2010 and Safdar had already dealt with the fallout of one explosion that day: an hour before, a motorbike laden with explosives had slammed into a bus carrying Sh…
consecuencias • efectos colaterales • repercusiones • secuelas
A negative side effect; an undesirable or unexpected consequence.
Psychological fallout in the shadow of terrorism
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