Hobart

[hoh-bert, -bahrt, hoh-bahrt]

noun

1. Garret Augustus 1844–99, U.S. lawyer and politician: vice president of the U.S. 1897–99.

2. a seaport on and the capital of Tasmania, SE of Australia.

3. a city in NW Indiana.

4. a male given name.

Hobart

/ ˈhəʊbɑːt /

noun

1. a port in Australia, capital of the island state of Tasmania on the estuary of the Derwent: excellent natural harbour; University of Tasmania (1890). Pop: 126 048 (2001)

Example Sentences

Playing for Tasmania in a Sheffield Shield game in Hobart, Ponting was a few days shy of his 20th birthday and nearing a century.

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He also flickered in knocks of 18 and 36 in Hobart.

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The 21-year-old will return to the UK but is expected to be fit to play for Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League from next month.

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In July, a fire broke out on a Virgin Australia flight from Sydney to Hobart, with a power bank in an overhead locker to blame.

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He took 17 wickets across four Tests on the 2021-22 tour, including nine in the fifth Test in Hobart.

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