Dardanelles

n 1: the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that

separates European from Asian Turkey [syn: {Dardanelles},

{Hellespont}]

2: 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 [syn: {Dardanelles}, {Dardanelles

campaign}]