Tenedos

American  

[ten-i-dos, -dohs, ten-e-thaws] / ˈtɛn ɪˌdɒs, -ˌdoʊs, ˈtɛn ɛ ðɔs /

noun

1. an island in the Aegean, near the entrance to the Dardanelles, belonging to Turkey.

---

Tenedos British  

/ ˈtɛnɪˌdɒs /

noun

1. Modern Turkish name: Bozcaada.  an island in the NE Aegean, near the entrance to the Dardanelles: in Greek legend the base of the Greek fleet during the siege of Troy

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Tenedos

We made good time, the huge sea smoothed before us, and held our rites when we reached Tenedos, being wild for home.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

The first originated in a king of Tenedos, who decreed that there should always stand behind the judge a man holding an axe, ready to execute justice on any one convicted of falsehood.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac

Homer describes an island off the coast, named Tenedos, and a mountain near called Mount Ida.

From Alexander the Great Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob

We resumed our voyage and I was thrilled when we passed Tenedos, touching at Besika Bay and seeing in the distance the Plains of Troy.

From Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life by Child-Villiers, Margaret Elizabeth Leigh

Aided by the darkness of night the Greek ships left Tenedos and set sail with all haste towards Troy.

From Heathen Mythology by Various