HELLESPONT

hellespont. Hellespont, n. the strait between Europe and Asia, by which the Euxine runs into the Mediterranean

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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 Ægean Sea and the sea of Marmora.