El Alamein

American  

[el ah-lah-meyn, -ah-luh-] / ɛl ˌɑ lɑˈmeɪn, -ˌɑ lə- /

noun

1. a town on the northern coast of Egypt, about 70 miles (113 km) west of Alexandria: decisive British victory October 1942.

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El Alamein British  

/ ɛl ˈæləˌmeɪn /

noun

1. a village on the N coast of Egypt, about 112 km (70 miles) west of Alexandria: scene of a decisive Allied victory over the Axis forces (1942)

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Example Sentences

World War II raged on for three more years after Britain was victorious at El Alamein.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2025

The two discussed President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's offer to mediate the conflict during a short meeting in the coastal city of El Alamein, an initiative Burhan said he welcomed, according to an Egyptian presidency statement.

From Reuters • Aug. 29, 2023

It was a critical decision, for, as they were all to later learn, the 300 Shermans arrived in time to play a big part in the later British victory at El Alamein.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2023

Raising the Ukrainian flag over a government building, he echoed a famous speech by Winston Churchill after the British victory at the Second Battle of El Alamein in 1942.

From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2022

Fortunately the German armies were halted at El Alamein and Stalingrad so the personnel of No.5 ABW were later relocated.

From Coming of Age: 1939-1946 by Cox, John