Rabaul

American  

[rah-boul, ruh-, rah-boul] / rɑˈbaʊl, rə-, ˈrɑ baʊl /

noun

1. a seaport on NE New Britain island, in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.

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Rabaul British  

/ rɑːˈbaʊl /

noun

1. a port in Papua New Guinea, on NE New Britain Island, in the Bismarck Archipelago: capital of the Territory of New Guinea until 1941; almost surrounded by volcanoes. Pop: 17 855 (2001 est)

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Example Sentences

The Montevideo Maru was transporting prisoners and civilians who were captured after the fall of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2023

Capt Turner said residents of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea - a strategic hub captured by the Japanese in 1942 - still felt their connection to the Montevideo Maru disaster "very strongly today".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2023

A two-hour drive from Rabaul on a road strewn with potholes and corrugation, is the rural health clinic at Warangoi, where nurses report working to the point of exhaustion in desperately under-resourced conditions.

From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2020

They were to escort 23 dive bombers and 18 torpedo planes on a strike on the big Japanese base at Rabaul, on the island of New Britain, in the South Pacific.

From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2019

MacArthur had wanted to attack Rabaul straight on, but it was heavily defended.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac