tobruk

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Tobruk^¹

/təˈbɹʊk/

proper noun

A city and port on the Mediterranean in eastern Libya.

tobruk^²

noun tobruks

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

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name city in Libya

中文	圖卜魯格 /图卜鲁格
हिन्दी	तोबरुक़ tobruq
Français	Tobrouk
Italiano	Tobruch
العربية	طُبْرُق ṭubruq

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@misc{tobruk_2026,
  title = {tobruk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tobruk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}