Tobruk

British  

/ təˈbrʊk, təʊ- /

noun

1. a small port in NE Libya, in E Cyrenaica on the Mediterranean coast road: scene of severe fighting in World War II: taken from the Italians by the British in Jan 1941, from the British by the Germans in June 1942, and finally taken by the British in Nov 1942

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Example Sentences

It is estimated the boat was carrying up to 750 migrants when it set off from the port of Tobruk in Libya nearly a week earlier.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

Residents from the nearby cities of Benghazi and Tobruk have offered to put up the displaced, while volunteers search for survivors buried beneath the rubble.

From Washington Times • Sep. 18, 2023

Residents from the nearby cities of Benghazi and Tobruk have offered to put up the displaced, while volunteers have helped hunt for survivors buried beneath the rubble.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2023

Kamiran Ahmad, a Syrian teenager, a month shy of his 18th birthday, had arrived in Tobruk, Libya, with hopes for a new life.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2023

Billy found himself paired as a digger with a Maori, who had been captured at Tobruk.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut