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

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

It extends from Port Saïd to Suez, and is nearly one hundred miles in length; it is artificial, with the exception of a channel35 through Bitter Lakes and Lake Tinsuh.

From Travels in the Far East by Peck, Ellen Mary Hayes