Ost·end 
(ŏs-tĕnd, ŏstĕnd′) also Oost·en·de (ō-stĕndə)
(ŏs-tĕnd, ŏstĕnd′) also Oost·en·de (ō-stĕndə) A city of northwest Belgium on the North Sea west of Bruges. It was a German submarine base during World War I and was severely damaged by Allied bombing during World War II.