Ajax

American  

[ey-jaks] / ˈeɪ dʒæks /

Also Aias

noun

1. Also called Great Ajax,.  Also called Telamonian Ajax.  Classical Mythology. a Greek hero in the Trojan War who rescued the body of Achilles and killed himself out of jealousy when Odysseus was awarded the armor of Achilles.

2. Also called Ajax the Lesser.  Classical Mythology. a Locrian king, noted for his fighting during the Trojan War, who was said to have been killed in a shipwreck as punishment for violating a shrine of Athena.

3. (italics) a tragedy (c440 b.c.) by Sophocles.

4. a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.

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Ajax British  

/ ˈeɪdʒæks /

noun

1. the son of Telamon; a Greek hero of the Trojan War who killed himself in vexation when Achilles' armour was given to Odysseus

2. called Ajax the Lesser, a Locrian king, a swift-footed Greek hero of the Trojan War

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Example Sentences

Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi reluctantly went along with the plan, dubbed Operation Ajax, though he fled town before its Aug. 15, 1953, launch.

From Barron's

Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi reluctantly went along with the plan, dubbed Operation Ajax, though he fled town before its Aug. 15, 1953, launch.

From Barron's

After following his childhood sweetheart to Europe, he established himself as a prolific goalscorer showcasing a bit of everything at Ajax and Liverpool.

From BBC

The defence secretary has refused to give a timescale on when investigations into the troubled Ajax armoured vehicles programme will conclude.

From BBC

It would be a huge shock to see former champions Marseille, Ajax or Porto, for example, win the competition in the near future.

From BBC