Hellespont – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Hellespont
n.
ancient name for Dardanelles, strait between European and Asian Turkey (connects the Aegean sea with the Sea of Marmara)
Dardanelles
The
Dardanelles (; , ), formerly known as
Hellespont (; ,
Hellespontos, literally "Sea of
Helle"), is a narrow
strait in northwestern
Turkey connecting the
Aegean Sea to the
Sea of Marmara. It is one of the
Turkish Straits, along with its counterpart, the
Bosphorus. It is located at approximately . The strait is long but only wide, averaging deep with a maximum depth of . Water flows in both directions along the strait, from the Sea of Marmara to the Aegean via a
surface current and in the opposite direction via an
undercurrent.
Hellespont
Noun
1. the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey
(synonym) Dardanelles
(hypernym) strait, sound
(part-holonym) Turkey, Republic of Turkey
Hellespont
(n.)
A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now called the Daradanelles. It connects the Aegean Sea and the sea of Marmora.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Hellespont
s.
Hellespont, fortidsnavn for Dardanellene, sund mellom europeiske og asiatiske Tyrkia (tilknytter Egeerhavet og Marmarahavet)
