Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dardanelles

2 senses of dardanelles

Sense 1
Dardanelles, Canakkale Bogazi, Hellespont -- (the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey)
       INSTANCE OF=> strait, sound -- (a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water)

Sense 2
Dardanelles, Dardanelles campaign -- (the unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia; defeated by the Turks)
       INSTANCE OF=> campaign, military campaign -- (several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints))