El Alamein
[ el ah-lah-meyn, -ah-luh- ]
/ ɛl ˌɑ lɑˈmeɪn, -ˌɑ lə- /
noun
a town on the N coast of Egypt, about 70 miles (113 km) W of Alexandria: decisive British victory October 1942.
Also called
Alamein.
British Dictionary definitions for el alamein
El Alamein
Alamein
/ (ɛl ˈæləˌmeɪn) /
noun
a village on the N coast of Egypt, about 112 km (70 miles) west of Alexandria: scene of a decisive Allied victory over the Axis forces (1942)