Sestos

American  

[ses-tos] / ˈsɛs tɒs /

noun

1. an ancient Thracian town on the Hellespont opposite Abydos: Xerxes crossed the Hellespont here when he began his invasion of Greece.

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Sestos British  

/ ˈsɛstɒs /

noun

1. a ruined town in NW Turkey, at the narrowest point of the Dardanelles: N terminus of the bridge of boats built by Xerxes in 481 _bc for the crossing of his armies of invasion

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Example Sentences

Spence rock which breaks, is W. two-thirds S., distant 1¼ miles from Sestos Point; within 5 miles of it is the rock which The Corisco discovered in 1885.

From West African studies by Kingsley, Mary Henrietta

Hero was a priestess of Venus, at Sestos, whom Leander met during one of the festivals held annually at the fane of the goddess, in honour of Adonis.

From Heathen Mythology by Various

So he said, smiling: "It would be worth while, if mademoiselle were the daughter of Sestos."

From The Road to Paris by Stephens, Robert Neilson

In April he crossed the strait from Sestos to Abydos, and never returned to his own capital—Pella—or to Europe.

From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John

Why vowest thou then to live in Sestos here Who on Love's seas more glorious wouldst appear?

From Hero and Leander by Marlowe, Christopher