Hellespont
ancient name of the Dardanelles.
Other words from Hellespont
- Hel·les·pont·ine [hel-uh-spon-tin, -tahyn], /ˌhɛl əˈspɒn tɪn, -taɪn/, adjective
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How to use Hellespont in a sentence
A Turkish battleship joined in from the Hellespont, dropping about twenty 11.2-inch shells into our lines.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonThis is the place of meeting and residence66 of the Dionysiac artists (who travel about) Ionia as far as the Hellespont.
The Hellespont itself was, of course, one principal point of danger.
Xerxes | Jacob AbbottForty-five days were consumed in getting back to the Hellespont.
Xerxes | Jacob AbbottThis was at the time when Xerxes was just about crossing the Hellespont.
Xerxes | Jacob Abbott
British Dictionary definitions for Hellespont
/ (ˈhɛlɪˌspɒnt) /
the ancient name for the Dardanelles
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