name
Tobruk
tuh-BRUUK
name
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A port city in eastern Libya on the Mediterranean coast.
"Tobruk saw fierce fighting during World War II."
noun
1
A type of small defensive fighting position used by Axis forces in North Africa during World War II.
"The soldiers dug a tobruk to shelter their machine gun."
How to Use Tobruk
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA Libyan port city famous for WWII battles; also the military term for a small dug-in defensive position named after it.
Word Forms
tobruks plural
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Etymology
From the Arabic name of the Libyan port city, Ṭubruq.