The ancient name for the Dardanelles, a strait linking the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara, applied to an apparently impassable obstacle, esp…
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > channel > [noun] > specific strait (8) Hellespont1596 The ancient name for the Dardanelles, a strait linking the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara, applied to an apparently impassable obstacle, esp… Magellan1596 The Straits of Magellan. Also in the genitive, used absol. Obsolete. Magellan straits1613 the Straits of Magellan. phare1615 A strait or channel lit by a lighthouse; frequently Phare of Messina. Cf. fare, n.3 Obsolete. the Sounda1643 the Sound, the strait between Denmark and Sweden which connects the Kattegat with the Baltic Sea. Also attributive. belt1644 Geography. Applied to each of several straits connecting the Baltic Sea and the Kattegat: esp. (a) Great Belt: the strait lying between the… fare1653 The name of a promontory (marked by a lighthouse) at the entrance of the Strait of Messina. Hence, the strait itself. More fully The Fare of Messina. Magellanic Straits1690 the Straits of Magellan. |
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