Suez Canal


noun
  1. a canal in NE Egypt, cutting across the Isthmus of Suez and connecting the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. 107 miles (172 km) long.

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How to use Suez Canal in a sentence

  • The world's biggest shipping firms face a major gamble this weekend over whether to risk the wait on a reopened Suez Canal.

    Mayday at the Suez Canal | Axios | March 26, 2021 | Axios

British Dictionary definitions for Suez Canal

Suez Canal

noun
  1. a sea-level canal in NE Egypt, crossing the Isthmus of Suez and linking the Mediterranean with the Red Sea: built (1854–69) by de Lesseps with French and Egyptian capital; nationalized in 1956 by the Egyptians. Length: 163 km (101 miles)

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Cultural definitions for Suez Canal

Suez Canal

A canal connecting the Mediterranean and Red Seas, completed in 1869 and long controlled by Great Britain. The opera Aïda by Giuseppe Verdi was written to honor the opening of the canal. (See Suez Canal crisis.)

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