fallout zone
Radiation danger region
A fallout zone is an area contaminated by radioactive particles following a nuclear explosion or reactor accident.
The term extends to any region affected by the negative consequences of an event: The whole department became a fallout zone after the CEO resigned.
In gaming, it often describes hazardous irradiated areas players must navigate.
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- radiation sicknessIllness from ionizing exposure
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- nuclearOf atomic energy
- nuclear winterWartime cooling catastrophe
blast · wasteland · debris · radioactive dust · hazmat · hazmat suit · evacuation · toxic · aftermath · mushroom cloud · bunker · apocalypse · irradiated · dust · warning · perimeter · danger · exclusion
- danger zoneshostile territory, minefield, blast radius, contaminated area, disaster area
- Fallout Protectionbomb shelter, radiation shield, lead shielding, potassium iodide, iodine tablets
- Nuclear DisastersChernobyl, Fukushima, Three Mile Island, meltdown, Pripyat
- Nuclear Falloutradioactive dust, radiation sickness, cesium-137, strontium-90, iodine-131
- tephravolcanic ash, pumice, volcanic bombs, scoria, cinders
- Test SitesNevada Test Site, Bikini Atoll, proving ground, test range, nuclear test site
fallout zonesafe zone
Protected area from threats
safe haven · habitable zone · shelter · pristine environment · protected zone
fallout zoneground zero
Explosion's central impact point
hypocenter · epicenter · blast zone · impact zone · blast radius
fall, fallout, falls, fell, fallen, falling, faller, downfall, shortfall