Bab el Mandeb
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Bab el Mandeb
First recorded in 1790–95; from Arabic: literally, “Gate of Tears”
Example Sentences
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An earlier version of this article referred incorrectly to Bab el Mandeb.
From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2016
The Mason was sailing in Bab el Mandeb, a strait at the southern end of the Red Sea, when it was fired upon around 6 p.m.,
From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2016
But since their ancestors would have required similar craft to cross Bab el Mandeb, no technological improvement would have been required for them to do so.
From Economist • Jan. 17, 2013
Their strategic position at the eastern end of the Mediterranean, flanking Suez, the Red Sea and Bab el Mandeb gave the Arab possessors of Asia's oil lands an importance beyond their numerical or political strength.
From Time Magazine Archive
"All right, we'll return, Mr. Land, and after the Persian Gulf, if the Nautilus wants to visit the Red Sea, the Strait of Bab el Mandeb is still there to let us in!"
From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Walter, F. P.
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