Hellespont

[ hel-uh-spont ]

noun
  1. ancient name of the Dardanelles.

Other words from Hellespont

  • Hel·les·pont·ine [hel-uh-spon-tin, -tahyn], /ˌhɛl əˈspɒn tɪn, -taɪn/, adjective

Words Nearby Hellespont

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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.

  • This 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 Abbott
  • Forty-five days were consumed in getting back to the Hellespont.

    Xerxes | Jacob Abbott
  • This was at the time when Xerxes was just about crossing the Hellespont.

    Xerxes | Jacob Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for Hellespont

Hellespont

/ (ˈhɛlɪˌspɒnt) /


noun
  1. the ancient name for the Dardanelles

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