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PRONUNCIATION OF AZON

Azon  [ˈeɪzəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AZON

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Azon is a noun.
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WHAT DOES AZON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Azon

AZON was one of the world's first smart bombs, deployed by the Allies and contemporary with the German Fritz X. Officially designated VB-1, it was invented by Major Henry J. Rand and Thomas J. O'Donnell during the latter stages of World War II, as the answer to the difficult problem of destroying the narrow wooden bridges that supported much of the Burma Railway. AZON was essentially a 1,000 lb general-purpose bomb with a quadrilateral 4-fin style radio controlled tail fin design as part of a "tail package" to give the half-short ton ordnance the desired guidance capability, allowing adjustment of the vertical trajectory in the yaw axis only, giving the Azon unit a laterally steerable capability and mandating the continued need to accurately release it with a bombsight to ensure it could not fall short of or beyond the target. There were gyroscopes mounted in the bomb's added tail package that made it an Azon unit, to autonomously stabilize it in the roll axis via...

Definition of Azon in the English dictionary

The definition of Azon in the dictionary is a type of smart-bomb deployed in World War II.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AZON


bizone
ˈbaɪˌzəʊn
Eurozone
ˈjʊərəʊˌzəʊn
hydrocortisone
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈkɔːtɪˌzəʊn
interzone
ˈɪntəˌzəʊn
ozone
ˈəʊzəʊn
phenylbutazone
ˌfiːnaɪlˈbjuːtəˌzəʊn
rezone
ˌriːˈzəʊn
subzone
ˈsʌbˌzəʊn
Trizone
ˈtraɪˌzəʊn
warzone
ˈwɔːˌzəʊn
zone
zəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AZON

Azores
azotaemia
azotaemic
azote
azotemia
azotemic
azoth
azotic
azotise
azotize
azotobacter
azotous
azoturia
Azov

WORDS THAT END LIKE AZON

A horizon
amazon
Apiezon
artificial horizon
B horizon
blazon
borazon
C horizon
cabezon
Curzon
Deepwater Horizon
emblazon
event horizon
gazon
gohonzon
horizon
Luzon
on the horizon
Trabzon
Utzon

Synonyms and antonyms of Azon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Azon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AZON

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Translator English - Chinese

松青
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Azon
570 millions of speakers

English

Azon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एज़ॉन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

AZON
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Azon
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Azon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Azon
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Azon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Azon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Azon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アゾン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아존
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Azon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Azon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Azon
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अझोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Azon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Azon
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Azon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Azon
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Azon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Azon
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

AZON
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Azon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Azon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Azon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AZON»

The term «Azon» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.364 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AZON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Azon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AZON»

Discover the use of Azon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Azon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Azon, the Invader of Eden: Immortality Snatched from the ...
Immortality Snatched from the Tree of Life, a Leaf Torn from the Book of the Recording Angel, Millions of Years After the Judgment George Van Waters. ENOCH. Oh, Azon l Azon I I'm thy brother too.— [Embmcing AzoN. Fear not, the morning of ...
George Van Waters, 1858
2
Harmintz két okok, mellyeket azon Világi Catholicusok, kik ...
15-f`zör»Azon Gyiilekezet nem-is vólt Catholicus Gyi'ilekezet. Mert СаtÍzoZz'cus annyit téfzen, mint kö{önséges: mi pedig/fzámos Vármegyéknek Catholicus Követjei ', és fokan máfok kik*-Y nek az Orfzág Gy'úlésében _fzavok Van,`sr а' ...
Antal SZIRMAY, 1790
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Almanac of American Military History
The Azon was the first U.S. guided (smart) bomb. The Azon (for Azimuth Only) was developed by the Allies contemporaneously with the German Fritz X. Officially designated the VB-1 (vertical bomb), it was designed to destroy the narrow ...
Spencer Tucker, 2012
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B-24 Liberator Units of the Eighth Air Force
were assigned to Azon duties and were fitted with radio antennas beneath the lower rear fuselage. The bomb was dropped from about 1 5,000 ft (6803 m), but only in clear weather, which was a rarity for Europe. 'More often than not', ...
Robert F Dorr, 2012
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B-24 Liberator Units of the CBI
In the autumn of 1944 ten B-24s equipped for Azon bombing and ten trained crews joined the 7th BG. Initially distributed among the four units, they were subsequently reassigned to the 493rd BS for ease of maintenance. The first Azon mission ...
Edward M. Young, 2012
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Mission to Berlin: The American Airmen Who Struck the Heart ...
AZON BOMB Among other achievements during Big Week was introduction of the Azon bomb. The term was short for “Azimuth Only.” It was a finned unit bolted to a 1,000-pound general-purpose warhead. This transformed the Azon into a ...
Robert F. Dorr, 2011
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Kárpáthy Zoltán
(A fiskális úr nem állhatá meg, hogy ez ötletének ne kacagjon.) Én valóban sajnálom a nemes grófot, neki ez sok szenvedést fog okozni, de azon reményben vagyok, hogy mindez a legjobbra forduland, s végtére mégsem fog kárára szolgálni.
Mór Jókai, 1953
8
The development of ballistic missiles in the United States ...
Launched from B-17 aircraft, the vertical bombs were controlled through part of their earthward dive by the bombardier. The most useful of these weapons— and the only one used in combat in more than experimental quantity— was the Azon  ...
9
Never Give Up on a Kid.: The Chronicles of the Life and ...
“The ten AZON planes were under the command of Colonel Robert W. Vincent. The group inherited the name of the Buck Rogers Boys because of the space- age nature of the AZON bomb itself. Thirteen AZON missions were flown from May ...
David E. Hennessy, 2012
10
Lost Souls of the River Kwai: Experiences of a British ...
But the Americans had a thing called the AZON bomb, the first ever 'smart bomb'. With a 1,000 pound warhead, it was virtually a working prototype for many of today's missiles. What made the AZON 'smart' was the fact that its descent could be ...
Bill Reed, Mitch Peeke, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AZON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Azon is used in the context of the following news items.
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Record review: Sarah Kaboom's Jump Into Infinity/Trill Hippies
She's contributed to projects by the likes of King Mez, SkyBlew, Azon Blaze and B Stacks, meaning any noise she hoped to make as a solo ... «The Independent Weekly, Jul 15»
2
Minden, ami Mindeközben
Van olyan, hogy valaki azon nyavalyog, nincs hol fellépni, mert halott a hazai klubélet. Na ilyenkor el lehet ruccanni máshova. A falusi ... «Index, Jun 15»
3
A send-off for Harvard-bound hip-hop master Dasan Ahanu
... as he would release mixtapes of his own as well as collaborate with local MCs like L.E.G.A.C.Y., Azon Blaze and others. But his credits don't ... «News & Observer, Jun 15»
4
Négyszázezer menekült-kérelemre számítanak idén a németek
A belügyminiszter hangsúlyozta azonban, hogy csak azon személyekre vonatkozhat a kvóta, akik méltán számíthatnak a menekültjog ... «InfoRádió.hu, Jun 15»
5
Megbírságolták a HVIM alelnökét Kézdivásárhelyen, mert nem volt …
A csendőrség egy 1991-es törvény azon cikkelyére hivatkozott a jegyzőkönyvben, mely a személyi adatok megadásának az elutasítására, ... «Bumm.sk, Jun 15»
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Czunyiné: nyáron eldől, lesz-e kilenc évfolyamos iskola
Kifejtette: találkoztam én is rossz és kellemetlen esetekkel, amikor azon vitatkoztunk, hogy a tanteremben mi lógott a falon: szemléltetőeszköz-e ... «InfoRádió.hu, Jun 15»
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Napi humor: Így vágja le a kanyart egy profi kamionos
... nekem csak annyi sikerült, hogy bmxel felszöktettem egy vékony drotkeritésre, és azon végig mentem 1-2 szöktetéssel és egykerekezéssel. «PC Fórum, Jun 15»
8
Egy óra alvással „arcsenemizni”: Arch Enemy, Drone, Agregator …
... Arch Enemyék azonban egy olyan bulit rittyentettek, hogy rögtön egy hétre elegendő energiadózist pumpáltak belém azon az estén, és még ... «Hardrock, Jun 15»
9
Cloak & Dagger Music Festival announces its 2015 lineup
This year brings Four Tet, Classixx, Lido, Alixir, Anada, Anthony Napels, Azon Classic, Black Tuesday, Crazy P Soundsystem and more. «Reverb, Jun 15»
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Barátok közt: Prog Heaven fesztivál 2. nap – Club 202, 2015.05.30.
A srácok és elsősorban Csontos Krisztián gitáros [a vele készült interjút hamarosan olvashatjátok] az ausztrál bandákat, azon belül is a ... «Hardrock, Jun 15»

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