Aulis

[ aw-lis ]

/ ˈɔ lɪs /

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noun

a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.

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Words nearby Aulis

auld, auld lang syne, Auld Reekie, aulic, aulic council, Aulis, Auliye-Ata, Aulnay-sous-Bois, aulophyte, aulos, Aum

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How to use Aulis in a sentence

Then, inviting all who wished to join them, they started out for Aulis, where they formed a huge army.
The Story of the Greeks|H. A. Guerber
Again, the army is represented as assembling twice at Aulis and twice starting for Troy.
The Heroic Age|H. Munro Chadwick
For many days the Greek chiefs at Aulis waited for favoring breezes, but none came.
The Story of Troy|Michael Clarke
Diana was the goddess of hunting, and there was one of her sacred groves in the neighborhood of Aulis.
The Story of Troy|Michael Clarke

It was upon this occasion that the Ithacan king told the story of the serpent devouring the birds at Aulis, as already related.
The Story of Troy|Michael Clarke

British Dictionary definitions for Aulis

Aulis

/ (ˈɔːlɪs) /

noun

an ancient town in E central Greece, in Boeotia: traditionally the harbour from which the Greeks sailed at the beginning of the Trojan war

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