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Word entry · 8 letters

fallback

Best crossword clue

"Reserve choice"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɔːl.bæk/Part of speech nounSorted aabcfkllStarts with FEnds with K1 cluesCommon crossword word
1F2A3L4L5B6A7C8K

Definitions

  1. to break off a military action with an enemy

Word origin

From the verb fall back.

Used in a sentence

  • A failure of one of the rocket's first-stage engines just after liftoff would result in a destructive pad fallback.
  • The black hole formed as a result of fallback of ejecta onto the neutron star initially created by the supernova explosion.
  • As a fallback, I suppose we can use typewriters if the word processing system fails.

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01Reserve choice8 letters

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