strait of messina|strait of messina in English

noun

strait that separates Sicily from the tip of Italy

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1. In 1957, a 220 kV overhead power line was built across the Strait of Messina.

2. Charybdis definition, a whirlpool in the Strait of Messina off the NE coast of Sicily

3. Charybdis was a sea monster in Greek mythology, which dwelt in the Strait of Messina

4. On 12 January 1977, Roosevelt collided with the Liberian grain freighter Oceanus while transiting the Strait of Messina.

5. The Apennines also cross the Messina Strait into Sicily where they reach into the Madonie Regional Natural Park

6. The name refers to the fact that the battle took place near the sea Strait of Messina (Fretum Siculum).

7. Later, she supported the "leap-frog" amphibious moves employed by Major General George S. Patton in his rampage across northern Sicily to the Strait of Messina.

8. Charybdis was known as a mythological sea monster, but was later rationalized as a whirlpool that was considered a shipping hazard in the Strait of Messina

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10. It extends south c.840 mi (1,350 km) from the Cadibona Pass in Liguria, NW Italy, where the Apennines join with the Ligurian Alps, to the Strait of Messina; the mountains of Sicily are a southwest continuation of the system.

11. Upon completion, the ships departed for Messina.

12. Scylla and Charybdis were mythical sea monsters noted by Homer; Greek mythology sited them on opposite sides of the Strait of Messina between Sicily and Calabria, on the Italian mainland.Scylla was rationalized as a rock shoal (described as a six-headed sea monster) on the Calabrian side of the strait and Charybdis was a whirlpool off the coast of Sicily.

13. It extends south c.840 mi (1,350 km) from the Cadibona Pass in Liguria, NW Italy, where the Apennines join with the Ligurian Alps, to the Strait of Messina; the mountains of Sicily are a southwest continuation of the system.

14. TORRES STRAIT ISLANDS

15. The city was all but demolished in the great earthquake of 1783 that damaged Messina.

16. It is raised mainly in the province of Messina, particularly in the Monti Nebrodi.

17. There is also a hydrofoil service between Messina and Reggio Calabria.

18. In 1038 Maniakes landed in southern Italy and soon captured Messina.

19. Chemical industries are also in the Province of Messina (Milazzo) and in the Province of Caltanissetta (Gela).

20. The nun took strait vows.

21. And we became a nation of strait-laced Puritans.

22. He distinguished himself in the Battle of Aci and in defending Messina from the Angevins.

23. 5 The nun took strait vows.

24. Convulsed ('86-'90') the first thrashl/core band born in Messina (IT) tribute page

25. Convulsed ('86-'90') the first thrashl/core band born in Messina (IT) tribute page