Meaning & use
fallback
An alternative plan or option available if the preferred choice fails or is unavailable.
See it in a sentence
If the flight gets canceled, our fallback is to drive through the night instead.
The team always keeps a fallback plan ready in case the main strategy doesn't work.
A note on using this word
As a phrasal verb, 'fall back' means to retreat, or 'fall back on' means to rely on something as a last resort.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. phrase
To retreat to a more defensible position, or to rely on something as a last resort.
The troops were ordered to fall back to the ridge when the attack began.
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