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Word: safaga (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Usage:

...officer, "we will get around to unscrewing it and ferry it across the gulf." After a 32-hour occupation, the Israelis dismantled the unit and helicoptered home with it. The raid not only demonstrated Egypt's impotence, but also left the Egyptian naval bases at Hurghada and Safaga wide open to attack until the radar is replaced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Feints Here, Clouts There | 2/2/1970 | See Source »

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