Suez

[ soo-ez, soo-ez ]

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noun

a seaport in NE Egypt, near the S end of the Suez Canal.
Gulf of, a NW arm of the Red Sea, W of the Sinai Peninsula.
Isthmus of, an isthmus in NE Egypt, joining Africa and Asia. 72 miles (116 km) wide.

Suez

/ ˈsuːɪz /

a port in NE Egypt, at the head of the Gulf of Suez at the S end of the Suez Canal: an ancient trading site and a major naval station under the Ottoman Empire; port of departure for pilgrims to Mecca; oil-refining centre. It suffered severely in the Arab-Israeli conflicts of 1967 and 1973. Pop: 513 000 (2005 est)
Isthmus of Suez
a strip of land in NE Egypt, between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea: links Africa and Asia and is crossed by the Suez Canal
Gulf of Suez
the NW arm of the Red Sea: linked with the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal

As Suez demonstrated, it was a lot easier to be tough on allies than on a potentially mortal adversary.

But in July he joined the army backed government as the interim labor minister and has defended the breaking of the Suez strikes.

In early October 1973, campaign ads of the ruling Labor Party declared, "On the banks of the Suez, all is quiet."

Chaos has also been reported in Alexandra, Port Said, Tanta, Mansoura, Sohag, and Suez.

Al Qaeda and Zawahiri know they have been bypassed in the streets of Cairo, Suez and Alexandria.

Indeed, we have almost been induced to believe that there is nothing adventurous west of Suez.

Mails and passengers went by steamer to Suez, and then by train to Alexandria, where they joined another steamer.

Mr. Godstone himself did not go out with us, but went across by Suez and joined us there for the homeward voyage.

Dean Stanley, on his route from Suez to Sinai, met with one which prevailed the whole day.

A few short halts at stations, and we detrain at Suez, to resume our journey by sea; we have completed the overland portion of it.

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