bitter lake

noun

a salt lake containing in solution a high concentration of sulfates, carbonates, and chlorides.

Origin of bitter lake

First recorded in 1880–85

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This is in the great bitter lake, where for eight miles the water is deep enough for the ships to pass safely.
Round the Wonderful World | G. E. Mitton
At the southern end of the bitter lake region the work of cutting was again resumed as far as Suez, some thirty miles.
The World and Its People: Book VII | Anna B. Badlam
The fourth is just north of the bitter lake, and the fifth is to the south of the same body of water.
The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) | Various
In the bitter lake, which was pointed out to us from a distance, is the fairy-island where he dances with the fairies.
Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life | Margaret Elizabeth Leigh Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey
As we entered the large bitter lake, the electric lights were put out and the vessel guided by a pilot increased her speed.
Around the World in Seven Months | Charles J. Gillis

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