Mosul

[moh-sool]

noun

1. a city in N Iraq, on the Tigris, opposite the ruins of Nineveh.

Mosul

/ ˈməʊsəl /

noun

1. a city in N Iraq, on the River Tigris opposite the ruins of Nineveh: an important commercial centre with nearby Ayn Zalah oilfield; university. Pop: 1 236 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

He saw the gloriously skewed al-Hadba minaret, known as the "hunchback", which had been emblematic of Mosul for hundreds of years, in ruins.

From BBC

A U.S.-spearheaded military coalition freed Iraq’s second-largest city, Mosul, from the group’s grip in 2017, and pursued its remnants into eastern Syria.

From Los Angeles Times

"A woman packed with explosives, a young suicide bomber, was heading towards Mosul to blow herself up during the papal visit," he says.

From BBC

Marines used the same rockets in coordination with U.S. airstrikes to devastate Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq, in 2017.

From Salon

That base is along a Syrian highway leading into Iraq and ultimately Mosul, once a prominent base of the Islamic State group.

From Seattle Times