Dardanelles
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Firefighters in Turkey were battling forest fires near the popular tourist regions of Antalya and the Dardanelles.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Ships moving from the Black Sea into the Mediterranean must go through the Dardanelles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The Dardanelles Strait has been temporarily shut to maritime traffic due to large forest fires raging in north-western Turkey, the country's transport ministry has said.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
Authorities also suspended maritime traffic through the narrow Dardanelles Strait linking the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara, which the water-dropping aircraft were using to refill, the minister said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
We ran by Gibraltar wi’oot bein’ able to signal; an’ till we came to the Dardanelles and had to wait to get our permit to pass, we never were within hail o’ aught.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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