Suez

[ soo-ez, soo-ez ]

noun

1. a seaport in NE Egypt, near the S end of the Suez Canal.
2. Gulf of, a NW arm of the Red Sea, W of the Sinai Peninsula.
3. Isthmus of, an isthmus in NE Egypt, joining Africa and Asia. 72 miles (116 km) wide.

Suez

/ ˈsuːɪz /

noun

1. a port in NE Egypt, at the head of the Gulf of Suez at the S end of the Suez Canal: an ancient trading site and a major naval station under the Ottoman Empire; port of departure for pilgrims to Mecca; oil-refining centre. It suffered severely in the Arab-Israeli conflicts of 1967 and 1973. Pop: 513 000 (2005 est)
2. Isthmus of Suez
   a strip of land in NE Egypt, between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea: links Africa and Asia and is crossed by the Suez Canal
3. Gulf of Suez
   the NW arm of the Red Sea: linked with the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal

Example Sentences

All of these straits and both the Suez and Panama canals are busy with high volumes of merchant traffic, and also full of warships from many different nations conducting transits as well.

From Time

Typically, Suez-based pilots guide the ship through the canal.

From Washington Post

While more than 200 vessels are in the queue to eventually traverse the Suez, several of Hapag-Lloyd’s ships are among the many others that have already been rerouted.

From Washington Post

The situation is a giant headache, given that Suez is the node in the global shipping network with the greatest effect on world trade.

From Quartz

Egyptian authorities instructed the ships’ crews to anchor in the widest part of the Suez, Great Bitter Lake.

From Quartz

As Suez demonstrated, it was a lot easier to be tough on allies than on a potentially mortal adversary.

From The Daily Beast

But in July he joined the army backed government as the interim labor minister and has defended the breaking of the Suez strikes.

From The Daily Beast

In early October 1973, campaign ads of the ruling Labor Party declared, "On the banks of the Suez, all is quiet."

From The Daily Beast

Chaos has also been reported in Alexandra, Port Said, Tanta, Mansoura, Sohag, and Suez.

From The Daily Beast

Al Qaeda and Zawahiri know they have been bypassed in the streets of Cairo, Suez and Alexandria.

From The Daily Beast

Indeed, we have almost been induced to believe that there is nothing adventurous west of Suez.

From Project Gutenberg

Mails and passengers went by steamer to Suez, and then by train to Alexandria, where they joined another steamer.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Godstone himself did not go out with us, but went across by Suez and joined us there for the homeward voyage.

From Project Gutenberg

Dean Stanley, on his route from Suez to Sinai, met with one which prevailed the whole day.

From Project Gutenberg

A few short halts at stations, and we detrain at Suez, to resume our journey by sea; we have completed the overland portion of it.

From Project Gutenberg