Bosporus

Also Bos·pho·rus

[bos-per-uhs]

noun

1. a strait connecting the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. 18 miles (29 km) long.

Bosporus

/ ˈbɒspərəs, ˈbɒsfərəs /

noun

1. a strait between European and Asian Turkey, linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara

Bosporus

1. Strait separating the European and Asian portions of Turkey. The Bosporus is a link between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

It is an important shipping route for Russia, whose northern routes are mostly blocked by ice in winter, and for other nations that border the Black Sea or use any of the many major rivers that flow into it.

Other Word Forms

• Bosporan adjective
• Bosporanic adjective
• Bosporian adjective

Example Sentences

The Bosporus, a major waterway in Turkey for commodities including Russian oil exported from the Black Sea, has been open for commercial traffic throughout most of the war in Ukraine.

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Together with the Bosporus Strait, it serves as a vital route for commercial shipping between Europe and Asia.

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Home to some 16 million people and straddling the Bosporus between Europe and Asia, Istanbul generates much of Turkey’s economic output.

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On Saturday, authorities at the Bulgarian port of Varna did not confirm whether the Anna-Theresa will enter the port or will continue to the Bosporus Strait.

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The two vessels sailed through a temporary corridor for civilian ships from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports to the Bosporus, Kubrakov said on the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter.

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