[ey-vuh
n, av-uhn for 1–4; ey-von for 5] 
| 1. | a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 mi. (155 km) long. |
| 2. | a river in S England, flowing W to the mouth of the Severn. ab. 75 mi. (120 km) long. |
| 3. | a river in S England, flowing S to the English Channel. ab. 60 mi. (100 km) long. |
| 4. | a county in SW England, 919,600; 520 sq. mi. (1346 sq. km.) |
| 5. | a town in N Connecticut. 11,201. |
| A·von also Upper A·von (ā'vŏn, ā'vən, āv'ən) A river of south-central England flowing 154.5 km (96 mi) to the Severn. It is known for its associations with Shakespeare. |
Avon language
A dataflow language.
["AVON: A Dataflow Language", A. Deb, ICS 87, Second Intl Conf on Supercomputing, v.3, pp.9-19, ISI 1987].
(1994-11-28)