AVON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Avon mean? 

• AVON (noun)
  The noun AVON has 3 senses:

1. a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn

2. a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn

3. a county in southwestern England

  Familiarity information: AVON used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AVON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Avon; River Avon

Instance hypernyms:

river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))

Holonyms ("Avon" is a part of...):

England (a division of the United Kingdom)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Avon; River Avon; Upper Avon; Upper Avon River

Instance hypernyms:

river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))

Holonyms ("Avon" is a part of...):

England (a division of the United Kingdom)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A county in southwestern England

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

county ((United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government)

Holonyms ("Avon" is a part of...):

England (a division of the United Kingdom)

 Context examples 

Some papers were found charred in the grate—and the papers were Lord Avon’s.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

So, with jingle of arms and clatter of hoofs, they rode across the Bridge of Avon, while the burghers shouted lustily for the flag of the five roses and its gallant guard.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“And what said Lord Avon?” cried my father.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

So stood Sir Nigel Loring upon the bridge of Avon, and talked lightly with his lady.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“You will, I am sure, forgive me, Sir Charles, if you will call to mind the relation in which I stood to Lord Avon.”

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Sir Nigel's trust, however, still frowned above the smooth-flowing waters of the Avon, very much as the stern race of early Anglo-Normans had designed it.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A lace ruffle was found in the dead man’s grasp—and the ruffle was Lord Avon’s.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Say rather ten acres and a homestead on the banks of Avon.”

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A hunting-knife lay in the room—and the knife was Lord Avon’s.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

All this Alleyne listened to, until the dark keep of Twynham towered above them in the gloaming, and they saw the red sun lying athwart the rippling Avon.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)