Visakhapatnam

American  

[vi-sah-kuh-puht-nuhm] / vɪˈsɑ kəˈpʌt nəm /

Also Vishakhapatnam

noun

1. a seaport in Andhra Pradesh, in E India, on the Bay of Bengal.

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Visakhapatnam British  

/ vɪˌsɑːkəˈpʌtnəm /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Vishakhapatnam

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Example Sentences

Two weeks earlier the crew—many of them cadets—had been gathered in their summer white uniforms along a beachfront promenade in the Indian port city of Visakhapatnam, soaking up the sun as part of a festive conclave of global navies that included Russia and the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

This year, Visakhapatnam was pairing the exercises with a public fleet review presided over by Indian President Droupadi Murmu.

From The Wall Street Journal

The ships had taken part in a naval exercise organised by India off the coast of Visakhapatnam, when the United States and Israel began bombing Iran.

From Barron's

The three Iranian ships - Iris Dena, Iris Bushehr and Iris Lavan - had all participated in a military exercise hosted by India between 15 and 25 February in the coastal city of Visakhapatnam.

From BBC

The ship had travelled to Visakhapatnam, a sun-washed port city on India's east coast, to participate in the International Fleet Review 2026 and Exercise Milan, a large multilateral naval exercise meant to showcase India's growing maritime leadership.

From BBC