n. [ L. syrtis a sand bank in the sea, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. syrte. ] A quicksand; a bog. [ R. ] Young. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to a syrt; resembling syrt, or quicksand. [ R. ] Ed. Rev. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
Quenched in a boggy syrtis, neither sea
Nor good dry land. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]