Cristobal

American  

[kri-stoh-buhl] / krɪˈstoʊ bəl /

noun

1. a seaport in Panama at the Atlantic end of the Panama Canal, adjacent to Colón.

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Example Sentences

Since 1997, Hutchison has managed the ports of Cristobal on the interoceanic canal's Atlantic side and Balboa on the Pacific side.

From Barron's

Since 1997, Hutchison had managed the ports of Cristobal on the interoceanic canal's Atlantic side and Balboa on the Pacific side.

From Barron's

The high court said the terms under which CK Hutchison runs the ports of Balboa on the Pacific Coast and Cristobal on the Atlantic side were unconstitutional.

From The Wall Street Journal

Panama’s Supreme Court of Justice declared late Thursday that two government contracts to operate ports at the mouths of the Panama Canal—Balboa on the Pacific and Cristóbal on the Atlantic—are unconstitutional.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Friday, the AMP said port operator APM Terminals, part of the Maersk Group, would be a "temporary administrator" of the Balboa and Cristobal ports on either end of the waterway.

From Barron's