Azov

or A·zof

[ az-awf, ey-zawf; Russian uh-zawf ]

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).

Azov

/ ˈɑːzɒv /

noun

1. Sea of Azov
   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)

Example Sentences

The Azov Brigade, a former militia that is now part of Ukraine’s National Guard, also issued a statement after social media posted a clip from a video showing Routh at an Azov rally.

From Slate

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

From Slate

The statement speculates that “the spread of the narrative” about a Routh–Azov connection is “playing along with Russian propaganda” designed to discredit Ukrainian security forces.

From Slate

Last week Ukraine's military said Moscow had been forced to withdraw all of its naval assets from the Sea of Azov - a body of water connected to the Black Sea - due to repeated strikes on its vessels.

From BBC

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