Mosul

[ moh-sool ]

noun

1. a city in N Iraq, on the Tigris, opposite the ruins of Nineveh.

Mosul

/ ˈməʊsəl /

noun

1. a city in N Iraq, on the River Tigris opposite the ruins of Nineveh: an important commercial centre with nearby Ayn Zalah oilfield; university. Pop: 1 236 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Marines used the same rockets in coordination with U.S. airstrikes to devastate Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq, in 2017.

From Salon

Iraqi, and Kurdish forces defeated its final holdout of armed men in a ferocious battle around the Iraqi town of Mosul.

From Slate

And according to Hoffman, many of those who were radicalized and who had been recruited to fight for the caliphate fled back home just before or after the fall of Mosul.

From Slate

That base is along a Syrian highway leading into Iraq and ultimately Mosul, once a prominent base of the Islamic State group.

From Seattle Times

Iraqi, and Kurdish troops ousted the militiamen from their final holdout in the Iraqi town of Mosul.*

From Slate