Sasebo

[ sah-se-baw ]

noun

1. a seaport on NW Kyushu, in SW Japan.

Sasebo

/ ˈsɑːsəˌbəʊ /

noun

1. a port in SW Japan, on NW Kyushu on Omura Bay: naval base. Pop: 242 474 (2002 est)

Example Sentences

“We are systematizing a lot of things,” Capt. Yoshihiro Iwata, 44, said when the frigate was docked recently in Sasebo, in southwestern Japan.

From New York Times

Leona Woods Marshall Libby: My brother-in-law was a captain of the first bombs’ minesweeper scheduled into Sasebo harbor.

From Scientific American

At Sasebo naval base in Nagasaki prefecture, wind speeds topped out around 64 mph and more than 6 inches of rain fell, but no significant damage was reported, according to reporting from Stars and Stripes.

From Washington Post

“We have concluded our damage reports and it’s the usual downed trees, some bent fence posts, just some minor damage to the base,” Sasebo spokesman Aki Nichols told the military newspaper.

From Washington Post

This Yamagami joined a training unit in Sasebo, a major navy base in the southwest, and was assigned to a destroyer artillery section, the spokesperson said.

From Reuters