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Hellespont

[ hel-uh-spont ]

noun

  1. ancient name of the Dardanelles.


Hellespont

/ ˈhɛlɪˌspɒnt /

noun

  1. the ancient name for the Dardanelles


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Other Words From

  • Hel·les·pont·ine [hel-, uh, -, spon, -tin, -tahyn], adjective

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Example Sentences

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.

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

This was at the time when Xerxes was just about crossing the Hellespont.

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