Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for Saronic Gulf. Search instead for Sardonic+Smile.

Saronic Gulf

American  
[suh-ron-ik] / səˈrɒn ɪk /

noun

  1. an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.


Saronic Gulf British  
/ səˈrɒnɪk /

noun

  1. Also called: Aegina.   Gulf of Aegina.  an inlet of the Aegean on the SE coast of Greece. Length: about 80 km (50 miles). Width: about 48 km (30 miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

I hiked one of the winding trails with a high-energy Greek Australian mathematician, admiring the view of Athens and the port of Piraeus, a pearly jumble on the glittering Saronic Gulf.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2014

Middle-class European tourists tend to come to the wider Saronic Gulf for its safe sailing.

From The Guardian • Aug. 25, 2012

Some regions, like Greece's Saronic Gulf and the northern part of the Adriatic, were found to be hazardous, but others turned out to be relatively pure.

From Time Magazine Archive

Both fleets were stationed in the strait between the bay of Eleusis and the Saronic Gulf, on the west of the island of Salamis.

From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John

When this spirit put on human form and became known at the Saronic Gulf, he developed into the ``greater'' Ajax, while among the Locrians he remained the ``lesser.''

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "Saronic Gulf" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com