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Definition of Syrtis
1. n. A quicksand.
Definition of Syrtis
1. an area of quicksand [n SYRTES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Syrtis
Literary usage of Syrtis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1842)
"836) states tha* Cato, in marching from Berenice, through the syrtis, wat compelled
to pass through deep and burning sand. In connection with this march, ..."
2. A History of Ancient Geography Among the Greeks and Romans from the Earliest by Edward Herbert Bunbury (1883)
"It is singular that Herodotus, though well acquainted with the name and extent
of the syrtis, should say nothing of its physical peculiarities or the ..."
3. Memoirs of the British Astronomical Association by British Astronomical Association (1895)
"In September the syrtis Minor was very well-defined, but seemed to be about in
a normal ... m = syrtis Majur. The Lethes, however, was not quite certain. ..."
4. Shores of the Mediterranean: With Sketches of Travel by Francis Schroeder (1846)
"The wide and classic Gulf of " Lesser syrtis," now the Gulf of Gabes, opens
broadly on the left. The Greater and Lesser syrtis, at the time that Scylla and ..."
5. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"The Greater syrtis, or gulf of Sidra, is on the N. coast of Tripoli, ... The Lesser
syrtis, or gulf of Cabes, indents the E. coast of Tunis, ..."
6. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1842)
"836) states tha* Cato, in marching from Berenice, through the syrtis, wat compelled
to pass through deep and burning sand. In connection with this march, ..."
7. A History of Ancient Geography Among the Greeks and Romans from the Earliest by Edward Herbert Bunbury (1883)
"It is singular that Herodotus, though well acquainted with the name and extent
of the syrtis, should say nothing of its physical peculiarities or the ..."
8. Memoirs of the British Astronomical Association by British Astronomical Association (1895)
"In September the syrtis Minor was very well-defined, but seemed to be about in
a normal ... m = syrtis Majur. The Lethes, however, was not quite certain. ..."
9. Shores of the Mediterranean: With Sketches of Travel by Francis Schroeder (1846)
"The wide and classic Gulf of " Lesser syrtis," now the Gulf of Gabes, opens
broadly on the left. The Greater and Lesser syrtis, at the time that Scylla and ..."
10. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"The Greater syrtis, or gulf of Sidra, is on the N. coast of Tripoli, ... The Lesser
syrtis, or gulf of Cabes, indents the E. coast of Tunis, ..."
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