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Sestos

[ ses-tos ]

noun

  1. an ancient Thracian town on the Hellespont opposite Abydos: Xerxes crossed the Hellespont here when he began his invasion of Greece.


Sestos

/ ˈsɛstɒs /

noun

  1. a ruined town in NW Turkey, at the narrowest point of the Dardanelles: N terminus of the bridge of boats built by Xerxes in 481 bc for the crossing of his armies of invasion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

The sea which separates Sestos and Abydos, where the bridge was built, is seven furlongs over.

The lighthouse at Sestos guided him; but one stormy night the light failed, and Hero waited for him in vain.

Sestos, the European fort, is also very strong seaward, but is commanded by a hill that rises behind it.

Cotys, besieging Sestos, which still adhered to Ariobarzanes, broke up the siege and departed crestfallen.

The other twelve escaped to Sestos, and thence finally reached Byzantium in safety.

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