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Definition of Fretum

Fretum
Fretum Fre"tum, n.; pl. Freta. [L.] A strait, or arm of the sea.

Meaning of Fretum from wikipedia

- (الزقاق), "the P****age" and by the Romans Fretum Gaditanum (Strait of Cadiz). In Latin it has been called Fretum Herculeum, based on the name from antiquity...
- classical literature ****espontium Pelagus, **** ****esponti****, and Fretum ****esponti****. It was so called from ****e, the daughter of Athamas, who...
- Sardinian: Buccas de Bonifatziu; Ligurian: Bocche de Bunifazziu; Latin: Fretum Galli****, Fretum Taphros) is the strait between Corsica and Sardinia, named after...
- The Strait of Dover or Dover Strait (French: Pas de Calais French pronunciation: [pɑ d(ə) kalɛ] - Strait of Calais), is the strait at the narrowest part...
- labelled as "dry valley". They are named after mythical or imaginary rivers. A fretum (plural freta) is a strait of liquid connecting two larger liquid bodies...
- p. 363 Isidore of Seville about Swinthila: "Totius Spaniae intra oceani fretum monarchiam regni primum iste potitus" (He first obtained the monarchy of...
- headquarters. According to the Mozarabic Chronicle, Mūsā crossed the Gaditanum fretum (Strait of Cádiz) with a large force in 711 and remained in Hispania for...
- relief depicting Raphael holding a scroll on which is written: "Efficia fretum quietum" (“Keep the Gulf quiet”). On July 8, 1497, when Vasco da Gama set...
- 1633 map of Strait of Magellan, showing Strait Le Maire at the right, marked Fretum le Maire (Latin) and Straet Le Maire (Dutch)...
- Street (or ulica Freta), in Warsaw New Town, Poland Freta (Titan), plural of Fretum, channels found on Saturn's moon Titan Batterie de la Freta, fortification...