Eilat

American  

[ey-laht] / eɪˈlɑt /

Or Elath

noun

1. a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.

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Eilat British  

/ eɪˈlɑːt /

noun

1. a port in S Israel, on the Gulf of Aqaba: Israel's only outlet to the Red Sea. Pop: 43 500 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

The two countries are just minutes apart if Saudi jets are based near the Israeli city of Eilat, a port town on the Red Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal

It comes a day after 22 people were injured, two of them seriously, in a Houthi drone attack in the Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat.

From BBC

On 10 September, four days after a Houthi drone attack on Eilat's Ramon airport wounded one person, the Israeli military carried out a series of strikes in Sanaa and al-Jawf province that killed 35 people, according to the Houthi-run health ministry.

From BBC

"IDF troops, alongside the Israel Police, were dispatched to the area of Eilat after receiving a report of a UAV attack," the IDF said in a statement.

From BBC

Earlier in September, one person was wounded when a Houthi drone hit Ramon Airport, just north of Eilat.

From BBC