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tobruk

/təˈbɹʊk/

tobruk noun: a type of defensive fighting position originally employed by the Axis forces during their North African campaign.

Noun

tobruk (plural tobruks)

  1. a type of defensive fighting position originally employed by the Axis forces during their North African campaign.

Proper noun capitalized: Tobruk

Tobruk

  1. A city and port on the Mediterranean in eastern Libya.

Forms of tobruk

pluraltobruks

Origin of tobruk

From Arabic طُبْرُق (ṭubruq).

Questions about tobruk

What does tobruk mean?
Tobruk means a type of defensive fighting position originally employed by the Axis forces during their North African campaign.
What part of speech is tobruk?
Tobruk can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce tobruk?
Tobruk is pronounced /təˈbɹʊk/.
What is the plural of tobruk?
The plural of tobruk is tobruks.

Words near tobruk in the dictionary

  1. tobroken
  2. tobruise
  3. tobruised
  4. tobruises
  5. tobruising
  6. tobruk
  7. tobruks
  8. Tobson
  9. TOBT
  10. tobuterol
  11. toby

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