FALLBACK


Meaning of FALLBACK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfȯl-ˌbak ]

noun

Date: 1851

1. : something on which one can fall back : reserve — often used attributively

a fallback career

a fallback position

2. : a falling back : retreat

3. : something that falls back

the fallback from an explosion

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.