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fall-out

Definitions of fall-out
  1. noun
    the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion
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    type of:
    dope, hard drug, hard-drug, harddrug, mul, pruimtabak, stof
    fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air
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