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Zeebrugge

American  
[zee-broog-uh, zey-brœkh-uh] / ˈziˌbrʊg ə, ˈzeɪˌbrœx ə /

noun

  1. a seaport in NW Belgium: part of the city of Bruges; German submarine base in World War I.


Zeebrugge British  
/ ˈziːˌbrʊɡə, ˈzeːbryxə /

noun

  1. a port in NW Belgium, in W Flanders on the North Sea: linked by canal with Bruges; German submarine base in World War I

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Defence Minister Theo Francken said the tanker was escorted to the port of Zeebrugge after being intercepted in Belgium's exclusive economic zone.

From Barron's Mar. 1, 2026

The truck discovered in the town of Grays, east of London, had arrived in England on a ferry from Zeebrugge in Belgium.

From Seattle Times Feb. 17, 2023

Last week the cities of Antwerp and Bruges completed the merger of their respective ports - Antwerp and Zeebrugge - which they said has created Europe's largest export terminal and is now called Antwerp-Bruges.

From Reuters Apr. 28, 2022

The card is now being held by a court in the town of Bruges, close to the port of Zeebrugge where it was bought.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2022

Zeebrugge was getting too hot to hold the German torpedo-boat flotillas that for months had existed under nerve-racking conditions in that Belgian port.

From Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

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