'fallback' definitions:
Definition of 'fallback'
From: WordNet
noun
To break off a military action with an enemy [syn: disengagement, fallback, pullout]
Definition of 'fallback'
From: GCIDE
- fallback \fall"back\, n.
- 1. The act or process of falling back. [PJC]
- 2. Something or someone to which one resorts as an alternative to a failed resource or method. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'fallback'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- avoidance,
- cringe,
- disengagement,
- dodge,
- duck,
- evasion,
- flinch,
- pullback,
- pullout,
- recoil,
- reculade,
- retirement,
- retreat,
- shy,
- sidestep,
- sidestepping,
- wince,
- withdrawal,
- withdrawment