Hellespont Synonyms

heləspänt
The strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. dardanelles
  2. Canakkale Bogazi

Words Related to Hellespont

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. euboea
  2. bosporus
  3. euphrates
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Hellespont Sentence Examples

  • That work was on the point of opening its most brilliant chapter by an invasion of the great king's dominions; the army was concentrated and certain forces had already been sent on to occupy the opposite shore of the Hellespont.

  • The place of concentration was Arisbe on the Hellespont.

  • Her fate is told in various ways, most of which connect her with the promontory Cynossema, on the Thracian shore of the Hellespont.

  • Helle fell off and was drowned in the strait, which after her was called the Hellespont.

  • In the next year the Athenian generals failed in the north in their attempt to control the Hellespont.

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