Bosporus

[ bos-per-uhs ]

/ ˈbɒs pər əs /

noun

a strait connecting the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. 18 miles (29 km) long.

Also Bos·pho·rus

[bos-fer-uhs]. /ˈbɒs fər əs/.

Compare Dardanelles.

OTHER WORDS FROM Bosporus

Bos·po·ran, Bos·po·ran·ic

[bos-puh-ran-ik], /ˌbɒs pəˈræn ɪk/, Bos·po·ri·an

[bo-spawr-ee-uhn, -spohr-], /bɒˈspɔr i ən, -ˈspoʊr-/, adjective

Words nearby Bosporus

Bosnian, bosom, bosomed, bosomy, boson, Bosporus, bosquet, boss, bossage, bossa nova, boss around

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Example sentences from the Web for Bosporus

Then he got up and tottered over to the window and gazed out on those ships lying just below, on the Bosporus.
The Ship Dwellers|Albert Bigelow Paine
The accursed mischance of my costume had given him the clue to an identity which was otherwise buried deep in the Bosporus.
Greenmantle|John Buchan
On the other bank of the Bosporus is Scutari and other suburbs of Constantinople.
The Innocents Abroad|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Just at that time he was airing a new project, namely, a tunnel under the Bosporus.
Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille|Emile Zola

Among other preparations, they were to construct a bridge of boats across the Bosporus at Chalcedon.
Darius the Great|Jacob Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for Bosporus

Bosporus

Bosphorus (ˈbɒsfərəs)

/ (ˈbɒspərəs) /

noun

the Bosporus a strait between European and Asian Turkey, linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara

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

Cultural definitions for Bosporus

Bosporus

[ (bos-puh-ruhs) ]

Strait separating the European and Asian portions of Turkey. The Bosporus is a link between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

notes for Bosporus

It is an important shipping route for Russia, whose northern routes are mostly blocked by ice in winter, and for other nations that border the Black Sea or use any of the many major rivers that flow into it.

单词	bosporus
释义	Bosporus [ bos-per-uhs ] / ˈbɒs pər əs / noun a strait connecting the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. 18 miles (29 km) long. Also Bos·pho·rus [bos-fer-uhs]. /ˈbɒs fər əs/. Compare Dardanelles. OTHER WORDS FROM Bosporus Bos·po·ran, Bos·po·ran·ic [bos-puh-ran-ik], /ˌbɒs pəˈræn ɪk/, Bos·po·ri·an [bo-spawr-ee-uhn, -spohr-], /bɒˈspɔr i ən, -ˈspoʊr-/, adjective Words nearby Bosporus Bosnian, bosom, bosomed, bosomy, boson, Bosporus, bosquet, boss, bossage, bossa nova, boss around Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Bosporus Then he got up and tottered over to the window and gazed out on those ships lying just below, on the Bosporus. The Ship Dwellers\|Albert Bigelow Paine The accursed mischance of my costume had given him the clue to an identity which was otherwise buried deep in the Bosporus. Greenmantle\|John Buchan On the other bank of the Bosporus is Scutari and other suburbs of Constantinople. The Innocents Abroad\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) Just at that time he was airing a new project, namely, a tunnel under the Bosporus. Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille\|Emile Zola Among other preparations, they were to construct a bridge of boats across the Bosporus at Chalcedon. Darius the Great\|Jacob Abbott British Dictionary definitions for Bosporus Bosporus Bosphorus (ˈbɒsfərəs) / (ˈbɒspərəs) / noun the Bosporus a strait between European and Asian Turkey, linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara 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 Cultural definitions for Bosporus Bosporus [ (bos-puh-ruhs) ] Strait separating the European and Asian portions of Turkey. The Bosporus is a link between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. notes for Bosporus It is an important shipping route for Russia, whose northern routes are mostly blocked by ice in winter, and for other nations that border the Black Sea or use any of the many major rivers that flow into it. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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