Bitter Lakes

American  

plural noun

1. two lakes in NE Egypt, forming part of the Suez Canal.

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Bitter Lakes British  

plural noun

1. two lakes, the Great Bitter Lake and Little Bitter Lake in NE Egypt: part of the Suez Canal

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Etymology

Origin of Bitter Lakes

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

At last, it came free and lurched north toward the Bitter Lakes, where authorities could inspect the skyscraper-sized vessel without impeding maritime traffic.

From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2021

Thirteen vessels that sailed south from Port Said in a convoy on Wednesday had dropped anchor in the Bitter Lakes waiting area until navigation could be resumed, it said.

From Reuters • Mar. 25, 2021

In a surprise push, the Israelis sent a spearhead of tanks and armor across the canal just north of the Bitter Lakes to the western bank.

From Time Magazine Archive

They were hoping to cut off the Third Army and claim the whole area from Adabiya to the Bitter Lakes as their position at the time of the ceasefire.

From Time Magazine Archive

That locality lies a little above Suez in a sound that used to form a deep estuary when the Red Sea stretched as far as the Bitter Lakes.

From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Walter, F. P.