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Red Sea
/ˌɹɛd ˈsiː/
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What does Red Sea mean?
noun
- A great quantity of blood.
- A great quantity of reddish liquid, such as wine.
proper noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Red Sea.
More meanings (4)
proper noun
- A long, narrow sea between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula; links the Suez Canal with the Arabian Sea.
- A governorate in eastern Egypt
- The states of the western and southern United States which consistently vote Republican in presidential elections.
noun
- (slang, vulgar) (A quantity of) blood discharged through the vagina during menstruation.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɹɛd ˈsiː/
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They could not have passed the Red Sea in a night or a week of nights.
A number of fishing-smacks and coasting boats, some retaining the fantastic fashion of ancient galleys, were discernible on the Red Sea.
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Admitting the possibility of turning the whole river into the Red Sea, let us consider the probable effect of the change.
Now, therefore, I was anxious to dart forward, and annihilate at once the whole space that divided me from the Red Sea.
Confronted by the armies of Pharaoh, retreat cut off by the waters of the Red Sea, Moses was in a bad spot.