How do you use Mandeb in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Mandeb in a sentence
Mandeb meaning
Mandeb Strait
Using Mandeb
- The main meaning on this page is: Mandeb Strait
Context around Mandeb
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mandeb
- In this selection, "mandeb" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, strait and straits stand out and add context to how "mandeb" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bab el mandeb strait which and bab al mandeb. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mandeb" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mandeb
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Instead, the country is capitalizing on its strategic location near Bab al-Mandeb. (13 words)
Eighteen million tons of oil had been transported yearly from Iran to Israel through the straits of Bab-el-Mandeb. (20 words)
Most of the attacks have taken place in the Red Sea area, and the Bab el-Mandeb straits off the Yemeni coast. (22 words)
It includes surveillance of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of the world's oil travels, and the Bab el-Mandeb, another narrow strait that connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden off Yemen and east Africa. (48 words)
SDF personnel will stay away from the strait near Iran and will instead be dispatched to the Gulf of Oman, the northern part of the Arabian Sea, and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, according to the draft plan. (47 words)
The Houthis have a decade-long history of harassing and attacking commercial vessels operating in the Gulf of Aden, the Bab al Mandeb Strait, and the Red Sea, and have stepped up attacks on shipping and the U.S. military over the past two weeks. (45 words)
Example sentences (19)
Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree claimed Sunday's attacks, saying the first vessel was hit by a missile and the second by a drone while in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which links the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.
Most of the attacks have taken place in the Red Sea area, and the Bab el-Mandeb straits off the Yemeni coast.
On Nov. 15 the USS Thomas Hudner, another destroyer, was sailing toward the Bab-el-Mandeb strait when the crew saw a drone reported to have originated in Yemen.
The Houthis have a decade-long history of harassing and attacking commercial vessels operating in the Gulf of Aden, the Bab al Mandeb Strait, and the Red Sea, and have stepped up attacks on shipping and the U.S. military over the past two weeks.
The Red Sea, stretching from Egypt's Suez Canal to the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait separating the Arabian Peninsula from Africa, remains a key trade route for global shipping and energy supplies.
From bases along the Yemeni coast, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have threatened ships in the Red Sea as they traverse the Bab el-Mandeb Straits, a narrow maritime choke point between the Arabian Peninsula and Africa.
From mid-November 2023 onwards, the Houthis have used their substantial arsenal of missiles and drones to target shipping passing close to the narrow, strategic chokepoint of the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait.
Military intervention isn’t new: British warships have patrolled the 30km-wide Bab el-Mandeb strait for centuries, with the port of Aden forcibly seized in 1839 to establish an important coaling station on the passage to India.
The Houthis control western Yemen, including the strategically critical Bab al-Mandeb Strait, which leads into the Red Sea and up to the Suez Canal.
The incessant attacks on the commercial ships have led some companies to suspend transits through the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Gulf of Aden to the southern Red Sea and then the Suez Canal.
These attacks, notably near Bab el-Mandeb strait, crucial for shipments between Europe and Asia via the Suez Canal, have led to significant economic, environmental, and security implications worldwide.
He pointed to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean and is off the coast of Yemen, where the Tehran-allied Houthis control territory.
Consider that about 3,900 Japan-related vessels pass through the Strait of Hormuz each year, while 1,800 or so such ships move through the Bab el-Mandeb strait, another oil chokepoint.
It includes surveillance of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of the world's oil travels, and the Bab el-Mandeb, another narrow strait that connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden off Yemen and east Africa.
SDF personnel will stay away from the strait near Iran and will instead be dispatched to the Gulf of Oman, the northern part of the Arabian Sea, and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, according to the draft plan.
China established its first overseas military base in Djibouti last year near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of three critical Indian Ocean arteries.
Instead, the country is capitalizing on its strategic location near Bab al-Mandeb.
Eighteen million tons of oil had been transported yearly from Iran to Israel through the straits of Bab-el-Mandeb.
It is situated at the entrance to the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, which links the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean (via the Gulf of Aden ) and is one of the most active and strategic shipping lanes in the world.