Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Hellespont

Hellespont , noun

[Latin Hellespontus, Greek {not transcribed}; {not transcribed} the mythological Helle, daughter of Athamas + {not transcribed} sea.]

A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now called the Daradanelles. It connects the Aegean Sea and the sea of Marmora.