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 by Giuseppe Verdi was written to honor the opening of the canal. ( See Suez Canal crisis .)

Example Sentences

The world's biggest shipping firms face a major gamble this weekend over whether to risk the wait on a reopened Suez Canal.

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