'Hellespont' definitions:
Definition of 'Hellespont'
(from WordNet)
noun
The strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey [syn: Dardanelles, Canakkale Bogazi, Hellespont]
Definition of 'Hellespont'
From: GCIDE
- 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 Aegean Sea and the sea of Marmora. [1913 Webster]