Troad

[ troh-ad ]

/ ˈtroʊ æd /

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noun

The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.

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Also called Tro·as

[troh-as]. /ˈtroʊ æs/.

Words nearby Troad

-trix, Trixie, TRM, tRNA, TRO, Troad, Troas, troat, trobar clus, Trobriand Islander, Trobriand Islands

How to use Troad in a sentence

Visitors to the Troad can, however, still see part of it in the north-western earth-wall opposite the Scan Gate.
Troy and its Remains|Henry (Heinrich) Schliemann
Methley recovered almost suddenly, and we determined to go through the Troad together.
Eothen|A. W. Kinglake
Strabo even says that there was a mound in Cillas' honour at Crisa in the Troad.
Greek and Roman Ghost Stories|Lacy Collison-Morley
This difficulty must explain and (if it can) justify our collective phrase of the Paladins of the Troad.
The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey--Vol. 1|Thomas de Quincey

Twelve cities indeed of men have I wasted with my ships, and on foot I say eleven throughout the fertile Troad.
The Iliad of Homer (1873)|Homer