nuclear fallouts

A form of nuclear fallout — Residual radioactive material in the upper atmosphere which settles down to Earth over a protracted period; typically ash which has been propelled upwards by a nuclear explosion or disaster, sometimes mixed with rain or snow.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of nuclear fallout
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