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Ilion

American  
[il-ee-uhn, -on] / ˈɪl i ən, -ˌɒn /

noun

  1. Greek name of ancient Troy.


Ilion British  
/ ˈɪlɪən /

noun

  1. a transliteration of the Greek name for ancient Troy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Bushmaster Firearms moved manufacturing operations to Ilion for a time in 2011.

From Seattle Times Feb. 10, 2024

If RemArms sticks to its March closure timetable, the restart in Ilion will have lasted just under three years.

From Seattle Times Feb. 10, 2024

The days of traffic jams in Ilion every afternoon when day shifts let out are long gone.

From Seattle Times Feb. 10, 2024

“RemArms, the current version of Remington Arms, will close its Ilion facility in early March, according to a letter the company sent union officials,” noted a report from the Utica Observer-Dispatch newspaper.

From Washington Times Dec. 3, 2023

Everyone pressed me, pressed King Idomeneus to take command of ships for Ilion.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

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