Aston

[ as-tuhn ]

/ ˈæs tən /

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noun

Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.

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as to, Astolat, as-told-to, astomatous, astomia, Aston, Aston dark space, stone's throw, a, astonied, astonish, astonished

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How to use Aston in a sentence

Since 2020, Aston has built its DBX crossover SUV, and the income from this product alone has proven to be a lifesaver for the carmaker.
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One of the pictures shows his treasured Aston Martin car parked up on the beach.
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Since then it has been on display at Aston Martin's Headquarters at Gaydon.
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Americans now own famous teams like Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, and Aston Villa.
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Built to exactly half the scale of a regular Aston Martin, it is now on display at the royal museum at Sandringham.
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The 41-year-old open-topped Aston was a 21st birthday present to Charles from his mother in 1969.
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During these four years a few changes had taken place at North Aston.
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On the whole, this was the most important of all the North Aston events which had taken place during the last four years.
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It seemed to set the social barometer at "fair," and to promise a spell of animation such as North Aston had been long wanting.
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On this occasion I again met Mr. Ryder, as before, taking an evening stroll, and we walked to Aston together.
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On going to Aston the following evening to call on Mr. Ryder, I unexpectedly met him, and we walked together to his house.
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British Dictionary definitions for Aston

Aston

/ (ˈæstən) /

noun

Francis William. 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist, who developed the first mass spectrograph, using it to investigate the isotopic structures of elements: Nobel prize for chemistry 1922

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