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

At the Bitter Lakes, they met the first northbound convoy in eight years�two Iranian destroyers along with cargo ships from Japan, Italy, Pakistan and the Sudan.

From Time Magazine Archive

We moved rapidly south and west toward the southern end of the Bitter Lakes.

From Time Magazine Archive

At this time General Nitager, commander of the army which guards the gates of Egypt from attacks of Asiatic people, will move from the Bitter Lakes against the heir, Prince Ramses.

From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Curtin, Jeremiah