Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strategic defense initiative

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
strate-gic de-fense ini-tia-tive
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A system proposed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan on March 23, 1983, to use ground-based and space-based systems to protect the United States from attack by strategic nuclear ballistic missiles.

Inflected Forms

the Strategic Defense Initiative (canonical)

Synonyms

SDI Star Wars

Questions

What does strategic defense initiative mean?
A system proposed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan on March 23, 1983, to use ground-based and space-based systems to protect the United States from attack by strategic nuclear ballistic missiles.

How to pronounce strategic defense initiative

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “strategic defense initiative”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “strategic defense initiative”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “strategic defense initiative” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.