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Ostend

American  
[os-tend, os-tend] / ɒsˈtɛnd, ˈɒs tɛnd /

noun

  1. a seaport in NW Belgium.

Ostend British  
/ ɒsˈtɛnd /

noun

  1. French name: Ostende.  Flemish name: Oostende.  a port and resort in NW Belgium, in West Flanders on the North Sea. Pop: 68 273 (2004 est)

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It adds that flights have since been diverted to nearby airports - including Ostend and Charleroi in Belgium, and Eindhoven and Maastricht in the Netherlands.

From BBC

Drones were also seen close to Ostend and Antwerp's Deurne airports over the weekend, according to Belgian news site VRT.

From BBC

VRT reported over the weekend that drones were also seen close to coastal Ostend and Antwerp's Deurne airports.

From BBC

Photographer Vincent Oliver captured the essence of train travel in the 70s, so take a trip down memory lane and marvel over the days when a journey to Ostend was as possible as one to Orpington.

From BBC

He took the promoter's business card and a week later called and arranged to move to the coastal city of Ostend.

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