Dardanelles

[ dahr-dn-elz ]

/ ˌdɑr dnˈɛlz /

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noun (used with a plural verb)

the strait between European and Asian Turkey, connecting the Aegean Sea with the Sea of Marmara. 40 miles (64 km) long; 1–5 miles (1.6–8 km) wide.

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Ancient Hellespont.

Words nearby Dardanelles

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How to use Dardanelles in a sentence

Otherwise, a child's box of tin soldiers sent by post would have been just the thing for the Dardanelles landing!
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
This would be an awful blow to us out here, would be a sign that Providence had some grudge against the Dardanelles.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
No more searchlights by night; no more big explosives flying from the Aegean into the Dardanelles!
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
During that fortnight of silence the whole of the Turkish Empire has been moving—closing in—on the Dardanelles.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

Si le barrage des Dardanelles n'était pas brisé, il serait tourné.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for Dardanelles

Dardanelles

/ (ˌdɑːdəˈnɛlz) /

noun

the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara, separating European from Asian TurkeyAncient name: Hellespont

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