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Fallback

//ˈfɔːl.bæk// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That can be resorted to as a fallback. not-comparable

    "a fallback plan"

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of falling back. countable, uncountable

    "A failure of one of the rocket's first-stage engines just after liftoff would result in a destructive pad fallback."

  2. 2
    to break off a military action with an enemy wordnet
  3. 3
    A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with the main plan; a recourse. countable, uncountable

    "As a fallback, I suppose we can use typewriters if the word processing system fails."

  4. 4
    A reduction in bitumen softening point, sometimes called refluxing or overheating, in a relatively closed container. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    Pulverised material that falls back to earth after a nuclear explosion; fallout. countable, uncountable

    "Particle size distributions of fallback and ejecta were determined principally by mechanical sieving and weighing."

Verb
  1. 1
    Misspelling of fall back. alt-of, misspelling

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the verb fall back.

Etymology 2

From the verb fall back.

Etymology 3

From the verb fall back.

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