Rostock

American

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

noun

a seaport in N Germany, on the Baltic.

Rostock British

/ ˈrɒstɒk /

noun

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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Rostock

The project was funded by the DFG as a joint collaboration between the Max Delbrück Center and the Medical University Rostock.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026

A yacht called Andromeda was rented from a company in Rostock, on Germany’s Baltic shore, according to German investigators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

A ministry spokeswoman added that the refinery has another pipeline connection to the Baltic Sea port of Rostock, allowing potential seaborne deliveries of crude oil.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

Prosecutors believe the suspects were part of a team that sailed a yacht called Andromeda from the German port of Rostock out into the Baltic near the Danish island of Bornholm.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025

Not long after his arrival in Rostock, there was an eclipse of the Moon, on 28 October 1566.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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