Bitter Lakes

plural noun

1. two lakes in NE Egypt, forming part of the Suez Canal.

Bitter Lakes

plural noun

1. two lakes, the Great Bitter Lake and Little Bitter Lake in NE Egypt: part of the Suez Canal

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bitter Lakes¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

"We shall come to the larger of the Bitter Lakes in less than an hour," replied the captain.

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During geologic ages it shrunk until it all but disappeared, leaving only a few small and bitter lakes in unexpected pockets.

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There was a road leading to the wilderness near the Bitter Lakes.

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Magnesium salts are abundant in sea-water, and in the waters of evaporating enclosed coral lagoons and of many bitter lakes.

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As you know, he generally travels all night by the Bitter Lakes trail.

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