Suez Canal

noun

1. a canal in NE Egypt, cutting across the Isthmus of Suez and connecting the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. 107 miles (172 km) long.

Suez Canal

noun

1. a sea-level canal in NE Egypt, crossing the Isthmus of Suez and linking the Mediterranean with the Red Sea: built (1854–69) by de Lesseps with French and Egyptian capital; nationalized in 1956 by the Egyptians. Length: 163 km (101 miles)

Suez Canal

1. A canal connecting the Mediterranean and Red Seas , completed in 1869 and long controlled by Great Britain . The opera Aïdaby Giuseppe Verdi was written to honor the opening of the canal. ( See Suez Canal crisis .)

Example Sentences

And West Coast ports have benefited from a drought in the Panama Canal and security concerns in the Red Sea leading up to the Suez Canal.

From Los Angeles Times

Traffic in the Suez Canal has fallen by roughly half.

From Los Angeles Times

A US-led maritime force offshore has failed to stop the Houthis’ attacks on shipping, which have had a disastrous effect on trade passing through Egypt’s Suez Canal.

From BBC

We also have a dock workers’ negotiation on the East Coast, a drought in the Panama Canal and security issues in the Red Sea leading up to the Suez Canal.

From Los Angeles Times

Keep in mind that 10% of world seaborne trade flows through the Suez Canal and, perhaps even more importantly, 12% of the world’s energy supplies.

From Salon