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kursk

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for kursk.

Editorial note

They halted intelligence sharing for like a day and a half and that let Russia retake Kursk region.

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Quick take

An oblast of the Central Federal District, Russia, established in 1934 from the bipartition of the Central Black Earth Oblast.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of kursk gathered in one view.

noun

An oblast of the Central Federal District, Russia, established in 1934 from the bipartition of the Central Black Earth Oblast.

noun

A magnetic anomaly in Chernozemye, Russia, first discovered in 1773, the largest magnetic anomaly on Earth.

noun

An impact crater in Kursk Oblast, Central Federal District, Russia, six kilometres in diameter, formed 330 to 170 million years ago.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for kursk.

noun

An oblast of the Central Federal District, Russia, established in 1934 from the bipartition of the Central Black Earth Oblast.

noun

A magnetic anomaly in Chernozemye, Russia, first discovered in 1773, the largest magnetic anomaly on Earth.

noun

An impact crater in Kursk Oblast, Central Federal District, Russia, six kilometres in diameter, formed 330 to 170 million years ago.

noun

A village, the administrative centre of Kursky selsoviet, Kulundinsky Raion, Altai Krai, Siberian Federal District, Russia, founded in 1909.

Example sentences

1

They halted intelligence sharing for like a day and a half and that let Russia retake Kursk region.

2

To the point that during the Kursk incursion the residents preferred the Ukrainians over their own countryfolk.

3

It doesn't have to impact the sea floor, the Kursk explosion was detected by seismographs.

4

Since that's not possible, the second best route (and third and forth and...) is through Ukraine, likely towards Kursk or Belgorod.

5

Battle of Kursk was fight in the summer, Stalingrad was fought over multiple seasons.

6

Pausing vital US intelligence sharing with Ukraine, a move that directly aided Russia's successful offensive in the Kursk region and retaking it.

7

I thought this was a reference to Kursk [1] or the Black Sea Fleet flagship sunk by Ukraine in '22 [2], but nope.

8

This was part of what complicated the response to the Kursk disaster - they had a rescue buoy but it was welded in place so it couldn't deploy.

9

I have been in Russia when the Kursk submarine sank.

10

It was two years after Stalingrad, a year after Kursk and Italy's surrender, France was being liberated, Finland was collapsing, and Germany was fighting a three-front war.

11

(I am speaking about Kursk if anyone is confused) Use of nuclear weapons when you are mildly threatened is not viable.

12

)and the key Russian counter-attack move ( March 8th-9th ) in Kursk to retake territory - essentially leading to Ukraine pretty much losing all it's Russian territory within weeks.

Quote examples

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Maybe the Tiger tanks were in a "battle of attrition" tank to tank battles with Russia at Kursk.

Proper noun examples

1

Then there is the tale of the Lucy spy ring discovering the impending German attack at Kursk.

2

They did occupy some territory in Kursk, did not help them much in the long run either.

3

When intel sharing was suspended for several weeks, Ukraine lost almost half the ground it had taken in Kursk.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use kursk in a sentence?

They halted intelligence sharing for like a day and a half and that let Russia retake Kursk region.

What does kursk mean?

An oblast of the Central Federal District, Russia, established in 1934 from the bipartition of the Central Black Earth Oblast.

What part of speech is kursk?

kursk is commonly used as noun.