Ashdod

[ ash-dod; Sephardic Hebrew ahsh-dawd ]

noun

1. a town in western Israel: an important ancient Philistine city; early center of Christianity.

Ashdod

/ ˈæʃdɒd /

noun

1. a town in central Israel, on the Mediterranean coast: an important city in the Philistine Empire, with its artificial harbour (1961) it is now a major port. Pop: 192 000 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

In 2017, a pipeline spill of 100 cu m of oil in the Israeli city of Ashdod forced the three-day closure of three of the five desalination plants that supply 75% of Israel’s water.

From Time

“I live and breathe it,” she said from her house in Ashdod, a city about 20 miles north of Gaza.

From The Daily Beast

“It gives me tranquility,” said Batya Katzir, another Ashdod resident.

From The Daily Beast

The man opted to stay in Ashdod rather than travel on the bus with her.

From The Daily Beast

After a long siege Ashdod was taken, and the control of the road into Palestine was thus secured.

From Project Gutenberg

Ashdod, a place on the coast of Palestine, formerly one of the chief cities of the Philistines, now an insignificant village.

From Project Gutenberg

Philip after this adventure, made his appearance at Ashdod, or Azote.

From Project Gutenberg

Ashdod became the seat of a bishop early in the Christian era, but seems never to have attained any importance as a town.

From Project Gutenberg

This desire of the people of Ashdod was not disagreeable to those of Askelon, so they granted them that favor.

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