Amazon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈæm.ə.zən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Amazon is a noun meaning A tall, strong, athletic woman.
Meaning
A tall, strong, athletic woman.
More Meanings
- (chess) A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the queen and the knight.
- 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.
Example Sentences
The amazon is simply a queen-knight hybrid, capable of moving as either piece.
Although the evidence for real Amazons is thin, women athletes are often dubbed amazons.
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.
Word Forms
- amazons
Synonyms for amazon
Depending on context, synonyms include virago.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include virago, amazonian, forest, armor, warrioress, shieldmaiden.
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