Suez

Suez Definition

Suez (so̵̅o̅ ez′, so̵̅o̅′ez)

seaport in NE Egypt, on the Suez Canal: pop. 392,000
N arm of the Red Sea: c. 180 mi (290 km) long
strip of land connecting Asia & Africa, between the Mediterranean & the Gulf of Suez: narrowest point, 72 mi (116 km)

Suez Quotes

Ship me somewhere east of Suez, where the best is like the worst, Where there aren't noTen Commandments an'a man can raise a thirst.

—Kipling, (Joseph) Rudyard

During the past few weeks, I felt sometimes that the Suez canal was flowing through my drawing room.

—Eden, Lady Clarissa

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