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

In brief comments from El Alamein, Burhan said he wanted to end the war, but did not mention the possibility of talks.

From Reuters

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

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

Polina Petrova take part in pivotal campaigns of the war including the Battle of Midway, the Invasion of Stalingrad, Battle of El Alamein and Normandy Invasion.

From Washington Times