How to Pronounce "walkouts"

word

ˈwɔˌkaʊts

WAWK-owts

wˈɔːkaʊts

WAWK-owts

Definition

Walkouts are situations when people leave a place together as a group, especially to protest, often by leaving work or a meeting.

American English

ˈwɔˌkaʊts

British English

wˈɔːkaʊts

WAWK-owts

The teachers held walkouts to ask for better pay.

Many students joined the walkouts on Friday afternoon.

There were several walkouts at the factory last year.

Recent walkouts have drawn national attention to climate change.