2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Hellespont \Hel"les*pont\, n. [L. Hellespontus, Gr. ?; ? the mythological Helle, daughter of Athamas + ? sea.] A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now called the {Daradanelles}. It connects the Aegean Sea and the sea of Marmora. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Hellespont n : the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey [syn: {Dardanelles}]
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