Ancon Definition

ăngkŏn
ancones
noun
A projecting bracket that is used in classical architecture to carry the upper elements of a cornice; a console.
American Heritage
A bracketlike projection supporting a cornice; console.
Webster's New World

A console that appears to support a cornice.

Wiktionary

(anatomy) The elbow.

Wiktionary

(anatomy) The olecranon.

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Other Word Forms of Ancon

Noun

Singular:
ancon
Plural:
ancones, ancons

Origin of Ancon

  • From Latin ancon, from Greek ἀγκών ‘bend, elbow, cranny’.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin ancōn from Greek ankōn elbow

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Ancon Sentence Examples

  • Two miles inland is Ancon, in the Canal Zone, in which are the hospitals of the Isthmian Canal Commission and the largest hotel on the isthmus.

  • At some time previous to the discovery of America, Ancon had a large aboriginal population.

  • In modern times Ancon has been the scene of several important historical events.

  • Its anchorage was used by Lord Cochrane in 1820 during his attacks on Callao; it was the landing-place of an invading Chilean army in 1838; it was bombarded by the Chileans in 1880; and in 1883 it was the meeting-place of the Chilean and Peruvian commissioners who drew up the treaty of Ancon, which ended the war between Chile and Peru.

  • North of Lima is the port and bathing resort of Ancon, in an extremely arid locality but having a fine beach, a healthy climate and a considerable population in the season.

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Words Starting With

AANANC

Words Ending With

NONCON

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Words Starting With A and Ending With N

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