dardanelles

noun (used with a plural verb)

1. the strait between European and Asian Turkey, connecting the Aegean Sea with the Sea of Marmara. 40 miles (64 km) long; 1–5 miles (1.6–8 km) wide.

noun

1. the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara, separating European from Asian TurkeyAncient name: Hellespont