Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Hellespont"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hellespont \Hel"les*pont\, n. [L. Hellespontus, Gr. ?; ? the
mythological Helle, daughter of Athamas + ? sea.]
A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now called the
{Daradanelles}. It connects the [AE]gean Sea and the sea of
Marmora.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Hellespont
n : the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that
separates European from Asian Turkey [syn: {Dardanelles},
{Hellespont}]
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