Aras

[ah-rahs, ar-uhs]

noun

1. Ancient Araxes. Also Araks a river in southwestern Asia, flowing from eastern Turkey along part of the boundary between northwestern Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1,065 km) long.

2. Classical Mythology.,  the first king of Phliasia.

Aras

/ æˈræs /

noun

1. Ancient name: Araxes. Russian name: Araks. a river rising in mountains in E Turkey and flowing east to the Caspian Sea: forms part of the E border of Turkey and the N border of Iran. Length: about 1100 km (660 miles)

Example Sentences

The couple had just dragged their heavy suitcases across a bridge over the fast-flowing Aras River that marks Iran's remote northern border with the small nation of Armenia, in the southern Caucasus region.

From BBC

Ethical hacker Aras Nazarovas from Cybernews first alerted the firm about the security hole after finding the location of the online storage used by the apps by analysing the code that powers the services.

From BBC

Aras was rescued from the water and taken to hospital, but died on Tuesday, Northumbria Police said.

From BBC

The dam is the third one that the two nations built on the Aras River.

From Seattle Times

Tsutomu Ishikawa, who oversees a resin company called Aras that makes fashionable plates and cups, said no lives were lost around him, but the atelier was seriously damaged.

From Seattle Times