Azov

American  

[az-awf, ey-zawf, uh-zawf] / ˈæz ɔf, ˈeɪ zɔf, ʌˈzɔf /

Or Azof

noun

1. Sea of Azov, a northern arm of the Black Sea, connected with the Black Sea by Kerch Strait. About 14,500 sq. mi. (37,555 sq. km).

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Azov British  

/ ˈɑːzɒv /

noun

1. a shallow arm of the Black Sea, to which it is connected by the Kerch Strait: almost entirely landlocked; fed chiefly by the River Don. Area: about 37 500 sq km (14 500 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Up to 5,000 tonnes of oil has now leaked, and media reports and official statements analysed by BBC Verify suggest the spill has spread across the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.

From BBC

Routh “has no connection to Azov and has never had any connection,” the statement said.

From Slate

Oleksandr Kovalchuk, who grew up swimming, competing in judo and playing soccer, had followed his father into the military and was deployed in the Kreminna Forest with the 12th Special Forces Azov Brigade.

From Los Angeles Times

He also joined the military in the second year of the war and was wounded fighting alongside Kovalchuk with the Azov Brigade in the Kreminna Forest last fall.

From Los Angeles Times

Five women were among the returned Ukrainians, including Nataliia Manuilova, who was a cook in the Azov regiment and spent more than two years in captivity.

From Seattle Times