--- title: "How to pronounce \"tlam\" in English | SayItVid" description: "Learn how to say \"tlam\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid." image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/Q9dKkK0ksNo/hqdefault.jpg" url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tlam" --- # How to pronounce "tlam" in English ## Pronunciation & Phonetics - **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/tlæm/` - **Syllable Breakdown**: **tlam** - **Parts of Speech**: noun - **NOUN**: Initialism of Tomahawk Land Attack Missile. ## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (7 Video Clips) Listen to native speakers pronounce "tlam" in real conversation: ### Example 1 > "targeting any ports that are being used to circumnavigate the the US blockade. That would likely be the TLAM, Tomahawk Land Attack Missile. That's the cruise missile that's launched from submarines and destroyers. And then the USA 10 Warthog, that that aircraft has got the wings on that massive Gatling gun with the big engines on it. It's basically like a" - **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 1:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9dKkK0ksNo&t=91s) ### Example 2 > "it, a penetrator. So, that means it can go after Iranian command and control structures. It can go after bunkers. It can go after hardened air shelters. And what's good about this TLAM missile for the US is is that you can launch it from thousands of miles away. And if it's coming from a submarine, it's going to be nigh impossible for the Iranians to be able to counter that capability. So, again, you know, the US have a vast inventory of capability. We saw that in" - **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 7:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntQcz7JGgxg&t=430s) ### Example 3 > "capability and the missiles to go along with that. But nevertheless, they still pose a threat. The big one is the drone facilities. So how are they doing that? What are they hitting these these this infrastructure with? They'll be I mean the TLAM and the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile I think we've got a I think we've got some footage of that. That is the weapon of choice at the moment. This is a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile. It's a cruise missile being" - **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 3:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-zhn2y-UEQ&t=224s) ### Example 4 > "is what is doing all the devastation on Wild Breeze. And then I think there's another capability that Fire Point have developed. This is called the FP-5 Flamingo. This is a huge range of 3,000 km and a warhead of 1,150 kg. Just contrast that to the Tomahawk land attack missile, the TLAM, it's double on both, double the range and double the payroll. Payroll. Now, this is the Flamingo, the FP-5 now, and you'll see it drop. And when it drops, it creates," - **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 3:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsICJnhnyqo&t=194s) ### Example 5 > "comparison ends. Um the FP inside is a very different beast. I think we've got a a photograph of the Flamingo here, a close-up. As I said, it's got a massive range, it's got a huge warhead, double that of the TLAM on both. But, what's really interesting is what's called the primary guidance. It uses GPS global global positioning satellite, and it use uses something called GNSS, which is global naviga- navigation satellite system. Now, what they do is is they" - **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 6:34](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4WnIqXAzyM&t=394s) ### Example 6 > "attribute all of that new capability that Iran has been sourcing from Russia since June last year. And that that will be on the mind of all of these these targeteers. I mean, the other big system that the Americans have got is is TLAM. So, Tomahawk Land Attack Missile. It's a cruise missile that's launched from a submarine or a warship. It travels very very low, subsonic, so below the speed" - **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 6:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntQcz7JGgxg&t=401s) ### Example 7 > "That's one option. I mean, those type of carriers, you have the ability in a wartime setting to launch 240 missions using a wide variety of aircraft off one of those carriers. But, that carrier can be vulnerable to a missile attack from Iran. So, then you have the TLAM capability. You have the jets getting airborne off the carrier. There's a whole inventory at play here that the US will marry to the type of targets that" - **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 7:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntQcz7JGgxg&t=462s) ## Related Words & Synonyms - **Nearby Vocabulary**: [tla](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tla), [tlac](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tlac), [tlm](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tlm), [tlaco](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tlaco), [tlb](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tlb), [tlc](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tlc), [tld](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tld), [tle](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tle) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do you pronounce "tlam" correctly? "tlam" is pronounced `/tlæm/`. Syllable breakdown: **tlam**. ### What does "tlam" mean in context? 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