amazon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈæm.ə.zɔn/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈæm.ə.zən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈæm.əˌzɑn/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- [ˈɛəm.əˌzɑn] (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
- [ˈɛəm.əˌzɒn] (Canada, dialectal) of the US
- (US) audio
- /ˈæm.əˌzɒn/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
Etymology
From Amazon, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn).
Meanings
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A tall, strong, athletic woman.
Although the evidence for real Amazons is thin, women athletes are often dubbed amazons.
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A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the queen and the knight.
In Triple-guard promotion chess (GPJ) a pawn newly triple-guarded by pieces other than pawns promotes to the combined value of the guarding pieces. Thus after b3 in the opening position a3 promotes to amazon, R+B+N, from triple guard by Ra1, Nb1, Bc1.
2010 August 21, G. P. Jelliss, “Simple Chess Variants”, in Mayhematics, page 8:The amazon is simply a queen-knight hybrid, capable of moving as either piece.
2018 October 12, aabicus, “My 7 Favorite Fairy Chess Pieces”, in The Daily SPUF:
- An amazon parrot.
- A position for vaginal sex in which the insertive partner lies on their back with their knees pulled back, and the receptive partner, facing the other person, squats onto the penis.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| amazons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
orange-winged amazon · yellow-naped amazon · glamazon · yellow-headed amazon
Relateds
Translations (12)
ca amazona (tall, strong, athletic woman) · es amazona (tall, strong, athletic woman) · ga banghaiscíoch (tall, strong, athletic woman) · fr amazone (tall, strong, athletic woman) · gd ban-laoch (tall, strong, athletic woman) · el αμαζόνα (tall, strong, athletic woman) · it amazzone (tall, strong, athletic woman) · sv amason (tall, strong, athletic woman) · fi amatsoni (tall, strong, athletic woman) · ca amàzona (sexual position) · ca amazona (sexual position) · pt amazona (tall, strong, athletic woman)