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windfall

  (wĭnd'fôl') pronunciation
n.
  1. A sudden, unexpected piece of good fortune or personal gain.
  2. Something, such as a ripened fruit, that has been blown down by the wind.

 
 

An unexpected profit from a business or other source. The term connotes gaining huge profits without working for them — for example, when oil companies profit from a temporary scarcity of oil.

 

Ripe or near-ripe fruit that falls to the ground.

 
Wikipedia: Windfall (comics)

Windfall is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe.

Fictional character biography

Wendy Jones has aerokinetic abilities. Originally a member of the nature-themed supervillain group called the Masters of Disaster, Windfall helps fight the The Outsiders on more than one occasion. The second time was when the Masters were helping Baron Bedlam in a Soviet-backed invasion of Markovia.

During this incident, she again helps to save the life of the superheroine Halo despite orders from the team leader and Windfall's sister, the homicidal New Wave. The tensions between the two is only partially calmed with the intervention of Shakedown. These incidents lead to Windfall quitting the team and beginning a lengthy stint with the Outsiders.

She temporarily leaves the Outsiders and ends up associated with Strike Force Kobra. Coming to her senses again, she rejoins the Outsiders briefly. She suffers with them in the reality-defying tortures of Felix Faust's home dimension.

While in this venue she attended college and has since moved on to a post-heroic lifestyle.



 
Translations: Translations for: Windfall

Dansk (Danish)
n. - nedfaldsfrugt, uventet held, uventet fordel, vindfælde

Nederlands (Dutch)
meevaller, van boom gevallen fruit

Français (French)
n. - aubaine, chance, héritage/profit inespéré, fruit abattu par le vent

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Stück) Fallobst, Glücksfall

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αναπάντεχο κελεπούρι, λαχείο, τυχερό, καρποί, φύλλα ή κλαδιά ριγμένα από τον άνεμο

Italiano (Italian)
colpo di fortuna

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fruta de árvore (f), sorte (f)

Русский (Russian)
плод, сбитый ветром, бурелом, неожиданная удача, непредвиденный доход

Español (Spanish)
n. - ganancia inesperada, fruta caída, ganga, suerte

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fallfrukt, skänk

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
被风吹落的果子, 横财

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 被風吹落的果子, 橫財

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 바람에 의해 떨어진 과실[나무], 뜻밖의 습득물

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 風で落ちた果実, 思いがけないもうけ, 棚ぼた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) السقاطه أي ما تسقطه الريح من شجر أو ثمر, لقيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פרי שנשר, ירושה בלתי-צפויה, מתת-שמים‬


 
 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Economics Dictionary. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.  Read more
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