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Azon

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A gliding bomb of World War II whose azimuth could be adjusted via radio.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Examples

  • 2012, Spencer Tucker, Almanac of American Military History, Volume 3: 1914-1949, page 1636, The Azon (for Azimuth Only) was developed by the Allies contemporaneously with the German Fritz X. [...] Azons were subsequently employed with some success against bridges on the Japanese-operated Burma Railway; 493 Azons destroyed 27 bridges, including the famous Kwai River bridge.

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History

Etymology

From az(imuth) on(ly).