Crossword clues for sudd
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sudd \Sudd\ (s[u^]d), n. [Ar. sadd barrier.] A tangled mass of floating vegetal matter obstructing navigation. [Central Africa]
Wiktionary
n. (cx Central Africa English) A floating mass of plant matter, such as reeds, which obstructs the passage of boats.
Wikipedia
The Sudd ( or ) is a vast swamp in South Sudan, formed by the White Nile's Baḥr al-Jabal section. The Arabic word is derived from , meaning "barrier" or "obstruction". The term "the sudd" has come to refer to any large solid floating vegetation island or mat. The area which the swamp covers is one of the world's largest wetlands and the largest freshwater wetland in the Nile basin.
For many years the swamp, and especially its thicket of vegetation, proved an impenetrable barrier to navigation along the Nile. For this reason, the search for the source of the Nile was particularly difficult; it eventually involved overland expeditions from the central African coast, so as to avoid having to travel through the Sudd.
Usage examples of "sudd".
He slowly counted those animals, koe, laba, sudd ah afra, shun, up to fifty.
He pulled them out, sitting on the floor as he was, his dressing robe, with the gun in his hands and a sudd dread of someone walking in on him.
Then he felt a sudd et slashing agony that jerked his entire body, burnin!
There also lived in Boston a young lady by the name of Claribel Sudds, who was possessed of much money, little wit and an intense desire to go upon the stage.
Suddenly Claribel Sudds, who happned to be present, uttered a scream and sprang to her feet.