"Symplegades" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Symplegades [canonical, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Symplēgades, from Ancient Greek Συμπληγάδες (Sumplēgádes). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|Symplēgades}} Borrowed from Latin Symplēgades, {{der|en|grc|Συμπληγάδες}} Ancient Greek Συμπληγάδες (Sumplēgádes) Head templates: {{en-prop|p|def=1}} the Symplegades pl (plural only)
  1. (Greek mythology) A pair of rocks at the Bosphorus that clashed together whenever a vessel passed through. Tags: Greek, plural, plural-only Translations (Translations): Symplégades [feminine, plural] (French), Symplegaden [plural] (German), Simplegadi [feminine, plural] (Italian), Symplēgades [feminine, plural] (Latin), Симплегады (Simplegady) [plural] (Russian)
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