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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

In preparation for the canal's formal reopening on June 5, the West German freighters M�nsterland and Nordwind sailed to Port Said from the Bitter Lakes along with 13 other ships.

From Time Magazine Archive

At this juncture the Canal ceases to be such, as it enters that natural watercourse—the Bitter Lakes.

From In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 by Smith, J. J.