Rostock

American  

[ros-tok, raws-tawk] / ˈrɒs tɒk, ˈrɔs tɔk /

noun

1. a seaport in N Germany, on the Baltic.

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Rostock British  

/ ˈrɒstɒk /

noun

1. a port in NE Germany, in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania on the Warnow estuary 13 km (8 miles) from the Baltic and its outport, Warnemünde: the chief port of the former East Germany; university (1419). Pop: 198 303 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

Haug and her colleagues worked with researchers from the University of Rostock and the University of Oulu in Finland to study the fossil in detail.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

At the time of his arrest, German prosecutors said Kuznietsov used forged identity documents to charter a yacht that departed from the German city of Rostock to carry out the attacks.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

The Ukrainian is suspected of being one of the masterminds of the operation, which involved charting a yacht and sailing from the German port of Rostock.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

“It was really humiliating,” Maria Lepere, a 19-year-old German from Rostock who was detained along with her friend Charlotte Pohl, also 19, at the Honolulu airport for 24 hours in March.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2025

When news reached Rostock that the Sultan had indeed died, Tycho’s prestige soared—although the shine was taken off his achievement when it turned out that the death had occurred a few weeks before the eclipse.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin