Bab el Mandeb

[ bahb el -mahn-deb ]

/ ˌbɑb ɛl ˈmɑn dɛb /

noun

a strait between the Eritrea-Djibouti border area on the Horn of Africa and the southwestern tip of Yemen, connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. About 20 mi. (32 km) wide.

Also called Man·deb Strait

[mahn-deb streyt] /ˈmɑn dɛb ˈstreɪt/ .

Origin of Bab el Mandeb

First recorded in 1790–95; from Arabic: literally, “Gate of Tears”

Words nearby Bab el Mandeb

babe in the woods, Babel, Babelism, Babelize, Babelized, Bab el Mandeb, Babel, Tower of, Baber, Babès-Ernst body, babesia, Babesia microti

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Example sentences from the Web for Bab el Mandeb

(a) It is “a phonetic corruption, perhaps a softening of the original word”; as Bab-el-mandel is a corruption of Bab-el-mandeb.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5|Various
The affair with the Bab-el-Mandeb squadron lasted only about two hours and a-half.
Freeland|Theodor Hertzka
It lies in the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, and has proved the destruction of more than one fine vessel.
In the grip of the Mullah|F. S. Brereton
Gate of Tears, the strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, so called from the shipwrecks frequent in it.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for Bab el Mandeb

Bab el Mandeb

/ (ˈbæb ɛl ˈmændɛb) /

noun

a strait between SW Arabia and E Africa, connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden

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单词	bab el mandeb
释义	Bab el Mandeb [ bahb el -mahn-deb ] / ˌbɑb ɛl ˈmɑn dɛb / noun a strait between the Eritrea-Djibouti border area on the Horn of Africa and the southwestern tip of Yemen, connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. About 20 mi. (32 km) wide. Also called Man·deb Strait [mahn-deb streyt] /ˈmɑn dɛb ˈstreɪt/ . Origin of Bab el Mandeb First recorded in 1790–95; from Arabic: literally, “Gate of Tears” Words nearby Bab el Mandeb babe in the woods, Babel, Babelism, Babelize, Babelized, Bab el Mandeb, Babel, Tower of, Baber, Babès-Ernst body, babesia, Babesia microti Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Bab el Mandeb (a) It is “a phonetic corruption, perhaps a softening of the original word”; as Bab-el-mandel is a corruption of Bab-el-mandeb. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5\|Various The affair with the Bab-el-Mandeb squadron lasted only about two hours and a-half. Freeland\|Theodor Hertzka It lies in the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, and has proved the destruction of more than one fine vessel. In the grip of the Mullah\|F. S. Brereton Gate of Tears, the strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, so called from the shipwrecks frequent in it. The Nuttall Encyclopaedia\|Edited by Rev. James Wood British Dictionary definitions for Bab el Mandeb Bab el Mandeb / (ˈbæb ɛl ˈmændɛb) / noun a strait between SW Arabia and E Africa, connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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