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

MPs have called for certainty and swift decision-making on the paused Ajax armoured vehicles project to protect jobs in south Wales.

From BBC

The government has paused all testing of Ajax armoured vehicles after another soldier was injured during safety trials.

From BBC

Billions of pounds have been spent on Ajax, an overdue armoured vehicle project still beset with problems.

From BBC

Defence minister Luke Pollard has said he was "disgusted" when he heard that soldiers were injured while using Ajax armoured vehicles, which he had previously been assured were safe.

From BBC

Pollard was also questioned by MPs about a separate incident on the Titan Storm exercise, which led to the suspension of the Army's Ajax armoured fighting vehicles.

From BBC