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

Went Hero thorough Sestos, from her tower To Venus' temple, where unhappily, As after chanc'd, they did each other spy.

From The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)

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

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

At mid-day we entered the Dardanelles, and several hours afterwards, we cast anchor between Sestos and Abydos, before a small white town, containing no remarkable objects.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 by Various

On one side, sir, of the Hellespont, is a small town called Sestos; it is a spot ignoble now, but was, once, one of note.

From A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition by Ross, William A.