fallback

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈfɔːl.bæk/

Noun

countable uncountable

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.

Japanese Meaning

後退、退却、引き返し / 予備策、バックアッププラン、代替案、緊急時の救済手段

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When the enemy outflanked them, the commander ordered a fallback to the secondary position.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

敵に側面を突かれたとき、指揮官は第二陣地への退却を命じた。

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Sense（1）

An act of falling back.

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Sense（2）

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

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Sense（3）

(construction) A reduction in bitumen softening point, sometimes called refluxing or overheating, in a relatively closed container.

Sense（4）

Pulverised material that falls back to earth after a nuclear explosion; fallout.

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

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fallbacks

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