[ noun ] the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey <noun.location>
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 [AE]gean Sea and the sea of Marmora.