sudd
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sudd
1870–75; < Arabic: literally, obstruction
Example Sentences
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The Sudan government, however, sent engineering parties to remove the sudd blocks and open out a continuous waterway.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
We pushed forward with some curiosity, but unfortunately a sudd of vegetable rafts had closed the passage for a short distance, which required about an hour to clean; this delayed the chase.
From Ismailia by Sir Samuel White Baker
We returned to the junction, and passed the night at a sudd half a mile up our old channel.
From Ismailia by Sir Samuel White Baker
March 17.—We cut through the sudd, and all the vessels entered the broad waters of the lake and anchored in the evening opposite some native huts, close to the channel that we must open to-morrow.
From Ismailia by Sir Samuel White Baker
His vessels, being without cargoes, benefited much by our work in the sudd.
From Ismailia by Sir Samuel White Baker
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