chernobyl
/t͡ʃɚˈnoʊbəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.11 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A partially abandoned city and ghost town in northern Ukraine, known as the site of a nuclear disaster.
name
The 1986 nuclear accident which resulted in the abandonment of the aforementioned city.
name
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the location where the accident occurred.
Example Sentences
- "A couple of oil shocks, a Chernobyl meltdown, and a Gulf War later, his basic message - the need to emphasize efficiency and renewable resources over oil and nuclear power - is still a minority view,[…]"
- "After Chernobyl, very few nuclear power plants were built for years."
- "Although it no longer produces electricity, many people still work at Chernobyl decommissioning the plant."
- "Many secret cities were Chernobyls in slow motion."
- "The effects of a Chernobyl disaster in my community would probably be barely noticeable."
- "So those would be a lot of Chernobyls that the ecosystem would have to deal with."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /t͡ʃɚˈnoʊbəl/
- British English: /tʃɜːˈnɒbəl/