Tehuantepec

American  

[tuh-wahn-tuh-pek, te-wahn-te-pek] / təˈwɑn təˌpɛk, tɛˌwɑn tɛˈpɛk /

noun

1. Isthmus of, an isthmus in S Mexico, between the Gulf of Tehuantepec and the Gulf of Campeche. 125 miles (200 km) wide at its narrowest point.

2. Gulf of, an inlet of the Pacific, off the S coast of Mexico. About 300 miles (485 km) wide.

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Tehuantepec British  

/ təˈwɑːntəˌpɛk /

noun

1. the narrowest part of S Mexico, with the Bay of Campeche on the north coast and the Gulf of Tehuantepec (an inlet of the Pacific) on the south coast

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Example Sentences

Designed to modernise the rail link across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, the Mexican government has sought to develop the area into a strategic trade corridor, expanding ports, railways and industrial infrastructure.

From BBC

By 1984, cooperation to release sterile flies reared in the facility in Texas had pushed the parasite south of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, which, being narrow, created a bottleneck — much easier than monitoring the entire Mexico-U.S. border.

From Salon

Natasha Gutiérrez, from Santo Domingo de Tehuantepec, explained that her velvet outfit — hand-embroidered with silk threads — is worn on August 4, during the honoring of her community’s patron, Santo Domingo de Guzmán.

From Seattle Times

A tender for the industrial parks to be located across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec is due to be in launched in mid-June, Lopez Obrador said last week.

From Reuters

Known as the Inter-Oceanic Corridor, the project centers on modernizing the rail link between Mexico's Pacific and Gulf coasts on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec to create a trade route the government hopes will compete with the Panama Canal.

From Reuters