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

The last port call for both ships had been Port Said to the north.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2023

Further down the coast on the eastern side of the Delta, concrete barriers have been put down just outside the city of Port Said, aiming to keep the rising waves back.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2022

All that reminds the traveller of human life as he encamps on the edge of the sand-dunes is the electric light which flashes through the night from Port Said far away on the horizon.

From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)