fallback
IPA: fˈɔɫbæk
noun
- An act of falling back.
- A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with the main plan; a recourse.
- (construction) A reduction in bitumen softening point, sometimes called refluxing or overheating, in a relatively closed container.
- Pulverised material that falls back to earth after a nuclear explosion; fallout.
verb
- Misspelling of fall back. [Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, back.]
adjective
- That can be resorted to as a fallback.
fall back
IPA: fˈɔɫbˈæk
verb
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, back.
- To retreat.
- To fail to fulfill a promise or purpose.
- To turn the clocks back for daylight saving time.
fall-back
IPA: fˈɔɫbæk
noun
- Alternative form of fallback [An act of falling back.]
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