AVON


Meaning of AVON in English

I. biographical name

Earl of — see Anthony Eden

II. ˈā-vən, ˈa-, US also ˈā-ˌvän geographical name

1. river 96 miles (154 kilometers ) central England rising in Northamptonshire & flowing WSW past Stratford-upon-Avon into Severn River at Tewkesbury

2. river 65 miles (105 kilometers ) S England rising near Devizes in Wiltshire & flowing S into English Channel

3. river 75 miles (121 kilometers ) SW England rising in Gloucestershire & flowing S & W through city of Bristol into Bristol Channel at Avonmouth

4. ˈa-vən — see swan

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.