Zeebrugge

American

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

noun

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

Zeebrugge British

/ ˈziːˌbrʊɡə, ˈzeːbryxə /

noun

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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Zeebrugge

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 trailer arrived in the UK via the Belgian port of Zeebrugge and reports of what officers encountered at Grays were simply "overwhelming", Mrs Nowell said.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2023

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

She was now moving merely under the towing action of the Zeebrugge, which was forging ahead at a bare four knots.

From The Airship "Golden Hind" by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman

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