Port Said

American  

[sah-eed] / sɑˈid /

Or Port Saïd

noun

1. a seaport in NE Egypt at the Mediterranean end of the Suez Canal.

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Port Said British  

/ saɪd, ˈsɑːiːd /

noun

1. a port in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Suez Canal: founded in 1859 when the Suez Canal was begun; became the largest coaling station in the world and later an oil-bunkering port; damaged in the Arab-Israeli wars of 1967 and 1973. Pop: 546 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

The tanker was apparently heading for Port Said in Egypt and is considered part of Russia's so-called shadow fleet.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

More recently, the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman collided with a merchant vessel in Feb. 12, 2025, near Port Said, Egypt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Satellite tracking data analyzed by The Associated Press showed the Glory in a single-lane stretch of the Suez Canal just south of Port Said on the Mediterranean Sea.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2023

The ship’s first stop was the nearby Port Said where its hull was being inspected as a precaution before departing Egypt, according to a company statement from the ship’s technical manager, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2021

We landed at Port Said about 5:00 p. m.

From My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 by Hunt, Eleonora