Synonyms:
Troy, Ilion, Ilium
Meaning: an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War
Synonyms:
troy, troy_weight
Meaning: a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains
Usage examples
All these places were founded subsequently to the war with Troy.
"They are going to have salmon, too," the boy who had discovered about Troy observed in a loud voice.
And it was at a somewhat later stage of this development that they went on the expedition against Troy.
In short, if they had stuck to the siege, the capture of Troy would have cost them less time and less trouble.
But I cannot forget that Kartashov exists and that he is not blushing now as he did when he discovered the founders of Troy, but is looking at me with his jolly, kind, dear little eyes.
"And so do I!" the boy, who had once declared that he knew who had founded Troy, cried suddenly and unexpectedly, and he blushed up to his ears like a peony as he had done on that occasion.
Yet shall I be avenged, when the golden-haired heroes sail against Troy, and sack the palaces of Ilium; then my son shall set me free from thraldom, and I shall hear the tale of Theseus' fame.
Are you not carried out of yourself, and does not your soul in an ecstasy seem to be among the persons or places of which you are speaking, whether they are in Ithaca or in Troy or whatever may be the scene of the poem?