Sasebo

American  

[sah-se-baw] / ˈsɑ sɛˌbɔ /

noun

1. a seaport on NW Kyushu, in SW Japan.

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Sasebo British  

/ ˈsɑːsəˌbəʊ /

noun

1. a port in SW Japan, on NW Kyushu on Omura Bay: naval base. Pop: 242 474 (2002 est)

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Example Sentences

Five months later, during a patrol off Sasebo, Japan, the Tang came upon a convoy of as many as 18 ships.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We are systematizing a lot of things,” Capt. Yoshihiro Iwata, 44, said when the frigate was docked recently in Sasebo, in southwestern Japan.

From New York Times

Leona Woods Marshall Libby: My brother-in-law was a captain of the first bombs’ minesweeper scheduled into Sasebo harbor.

From Scientific American

At Sasebo naval base in Nagasaki prefecture, wind speeds topped out around 64 mph and more than 6 inches of rain fell, but no significant damage was reported, according to reporting from Stars and Stripes.

From Washington Post

“We have concluded our damage reports and it’s the usual downed trees, some bent fence posts, just some minor damage to the base,” Sasebo spokesman Aki Nichols told the military newspaper.

From Washington Post