pullout
pronunciation
How to pronounce pullout in British English:
UK ['pu:lˌɑʊt]
How to pronounce pullout in American English:
US ['pulˌɑʊt]
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- Noun:
- to break off a military action with an enemy
Word Origin
- pullout (n.)
- also pull-out, 1825, "withdrawal," from pull (v.) + out (adv.). As "detachable section or page of a newspaper, magazine, etc." from 1952.
Example
- 1. Us troop pullout will destroy iraq , says tariq aziz
- 2. That approach began to change after the gunning down of french troops by an afghan soldier last month prompted paris to accelerate its pullout .
- 3. A series of incidents over the past month , including the burning of korans at a nato base and the massacre in southern afghanistan , have stirred debate about the withdrawal timetable for foreign troops , with some asking for a faster pullout .