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Saros

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Sa·ros  (sârs, särôs), Gulf of
An inlet of the northeast Aegean Sea indenting northwest European Turkey north of Gallipoli.

saros [ˈseɪrɒs]
n
(Astronomy) a cycle of about 18 years 11 days (6585.32 days) in which eclipses of the sun and moon occur in the same sequence and at the same intervals as in the previous such cycle
[from Greek, from Babylonian šāru 3600 (years); modern astronomical use apparently based on mistaken interpretation of šāru as a period of 18½ years]
saronic  [səˈrɒnɪk] adj

Saros [ˈsɑːrɒs]
n
(Placename) Gulf of. an inlet of the Aegean in NW Turkey, north of the Gallipoli Peninsula. Length: 59 km (37 miles). Width: 35 km (22 miles)


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