n.
Pronunciation: ' ā -v ə n, ' a-, US also ' ā - ˌ vän
Function: geographical name
1 river 96 mi (154 km ) cen England rising in Northamptonshire & flowing WSW past Stratford-upon-Avon into Severn River at Tewkesbury
2 river 65 mi (105 km ) S England rising near Devizes in Wiltshire & flowing S into English Channel
3 river 75 mi (121 km ) SW England rising in Gloucestershire & flowing S & W through city of Bristol into Bristol Channel at Avonmouth
4 \ ' a-v ə n \ ― see SWAN