Saronic Gulf

[ suh-ron-ik ]

noun
  1. an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.

  • Also called Gulf of Aegina.

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How to use Saronic Gulf in a sentence

  • They alone of this little company will double Malea and plough the waters of the Saronic Gulf.

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  • Off Cecryphalea, in the Saronic Gulf, they attacked and utterly routed the Peloponnesian fleet.

British Dictionary definitions for Saronic Gulf

Saronic Gulf

/ (səˈrɒnɪk) /


noun
  1. an inlet of the Aegean on the SE coast of Greece. Length: about 80 km (50 miles). Width: about 48 km (30 miles): Also called: Aegina, Gulf of Aegina

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