Kerch

American  

[kerch, kyerch] / kɛrtʃ, kyɛrtʃ /

noun

1. a seaport in eastern Crimea, in southeastern Ukraine, on Kerch Strait.

2. a strait connecting the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. 25 miles (40 km) long.

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Kerch British  

/ kjertʃ /

noun

1. a port in S Ukraine on the Kerch Peninsula and the Strait of Kerch (linking the Black Sea with the Sea of Azov): founded as a Greek colony in the 6th century _bc ; ceded to Russia in 1774; iron-mining, steel production, and fishing. Pop: 153 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

The officers can be heard discussing how the missiles could hit the Kerch Bridge, which links Russia to Crimea.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2024

In the course of the discussion, it becomes clear that they are referring to the Kerch bridge linking Russia and occupied Crimea.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2024

That Karakurt-class corvette was being built at the port when Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Kerch and the shipyard in July 2020.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2023

Earlier Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-installed head of Crimea, said air defence systems had been in action around a Kerch shipyard named after B.E.

From Reuters • Nov. 4, 2023

Privately, the Kerch knew slaves moved in and out of the ports of Ketterdam, and most indentures were really slaves by another name.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo