To pronounce "fallout", say FALL-out — 2 syllables, IPA /ˈfɔːlaʊt/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/ˈfɔːlaʊt/
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"fallout" has 2 syllables: fall-out. It rhymes with stout and rout, if that helps it stick.
noun
“On 26 April 1986 the reactor number four at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant located in the Soviet Union near Pripyat in Ukraine exploded. Further explosions and the resulting fire sent a plume of highly radioactive fallout into the atmosphere and over an extensive geographical area.”
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"Fallout" has 2 syllables: fall · out.
The IPA transcription of "fallout" is /ˈfɔːlaʊt/.
Fallout: The event of small airborne particles falling to the ground in significant quantities as a result of major industrial activity, volcano eruption, sandstorm, nuclear explosion, etc.
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