Port Said

or Port Sa·ïd

[ sah-eed ]

/ sɑˈid /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Port Said

portrayal, portrayed, portress, Port Royal, port running, Port Said, Port-Salut, portside, Portsmouth, Port St. Lucie, Port Sudan

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How to use Port Said in a sentence

Five of Hapag-Lloyd’s vessels are stuck near the Suez, including the New York Express, which is locked in the Great Bitter Lake, and the Tsingtao Express, one of many ships waiting in outer anchorage in Port Said.
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His keepers fed the beast copious amounts of port, Champagne, and whiskey to pacify the persnickety pachyderm.
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Houston has the largest medical center in the world, and the largest export port in the entire country.
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The city of Stanleyville—now called Kisangani—was a majestic port city as deep as one can go into the Heart of Darkness.
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Casino resorts thrive in the Bahamas and have a presence in almost every port of call for hundreds of miles.
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KSM enters the complex through a “Sally Port,” a series of gates designed to allow just one vehicle in at a time.
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The experience of the Jesuit fathers at Port Royal is related at length, from their own point of view.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
At the port of Cavite is a parochial church, which ministers to over three thousand souls.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
But the '34 port was so good that he revoked twice, to the indignation and despair of his unhappy brother and partner.
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They sighted the port of Cavite in order to reconnoiter the strength of the fleet stationed there.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
The ship has anchored in the province of Ylocos, eighty leguas from here, as the weather does not permit it to come to this port.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Port Said

Port Said

/ (ˈsɑːiːd, saɪd) /

noun

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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