ASTOR
ASTOR may mean:
- Mark 45 torpedo, anti-submarine torpedo
- Raytheon Sentinel, airborne stand-off radar
See also
Astor
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "ASTOR". Image Credit.
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| Noun | 1. British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964).[Wordnet] 2. United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a fortune in fur trading (1763-1848).[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "Astor" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1736. (references) |
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| Information Technology | Airborne stand-off radar (UK). (references) | ||
| Technology | Airborne Stand Off Radar. (references) | ||
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| Astor family | The Astor family, founded by the German immigrant John Jacob Astor and his wife Sarah Todd, became the wealthiest family in the United States during the 19th century. Towards the end of that century, a branch moved to England and achieved great prominence there. As the 20th century wore on the family fortunes declined, but their legacy lives on in their many public works including the New York Public Library, and members of the British branch hold two hereditary peerages, a viscountcy and a barony. (references) | ||
| Astor Place Cosmonauts | The Astor Place Cosmonauts are a fictional Spaceball team based in New York City, established in the year 2042. The Cosmonauts won their first championship by defeating the Chelsea Quarks in the 2048 season, and go on to win for a total of six consecutive seasons. (references) | ||
| Astor Place-Eighth Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line station) | Astor Place is a local station with two side platforms, located on Lafayette Street at Astor Place and Eighth Street; the express tracks are on the inside. The street it is named after (Astor Place) is named for John Jacob Astor. Astor Place is a busy subway station in the East Village of Manhattan, and has a department store entrance on the southbound side (Wanamaker's when constructed, now K-Mart). The station has been renovated and, in addition to the famous glazed ceramic beaver plaques, new porcelain street artwork was installed in 1986. There is a reproduction of an IRT entry kiosk on the street level over the northbound entrance. The fare control is at platform level. There was an underpass between the uptown and downtown sides, but it was closed in the 1970s and was covered up in the 1980s renovation. The heavy brick-faced square columns on the downtown platform supported the old Wanamaker's store (formerly A.T. Stewart, built 1868). The store above burned in the 1950s; octagonal windows on the brick wall of the platform were the store's showcases. (references) | ||
| Astor Row | Astor Row is the name given to 130th Street between Fifth Avenue and Lenox in Harlem, New York City, USA. More specifically, it refers to the semi-attached row houses on the south side of the street. These were among the first speculative townhouses built in Harlem, and their design is very unusual. The houses are set back from the street and all have front yards, an oddity in New York, and all have wooden porches. The effect is southern, and the houses look as though they might have been airlifted in from Savannah, Georgia. They were built on land that had been purchased by John Jacob Astor in 1844 for $10,000, but the development was driven by his grandson, William Backhouse Astor, who hired architect and builder Charles Buek to oversee the project. The houses were all built between 1880 and 1883. (references) | ||
| Astor Theater | The Astor Theater was founded by John Jacob Astor IV a victim of the RMS Titanic. (references) | ||
| Baron Astor of Hever | Baron Astor of Hever, of Hever Castle in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The barony was created in 1956 for the businessman and Conservative politician John Jacob Astor. (references) | ||
| Brooke Astor | Brooke Astor (born March 30, 1902) was born Roberta Brooke Russell in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the daughter of John Henry Russell, a Marine Corps officer, and his wife, née Mabel Cecile Hornby Howard. Her father, who retired as a major general, ended his military career as 16th commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. (references) | ||
| Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor | On the death of her brother-in-law John Jacob Astor III in 1890, his son William Waldorf Astor (1848-1919) attempted to challenge Caroline's right to be THE "Mrs. Astor" and insist that he was now the head of the family. He demanded that his aunt become "Mrs. William Astor" and his wife be known as the "Mrs. Astor." It didn't work. That September, William Waldorf Astor and his wife emigrated to Great Britain, where he later became a viscount. (references) | ||
| Charles Astor Bristed | Charles Astor Bristed (October 6, 1820 - January 15, 1874), was an American scholar and author, sometimes writing under the nom de plume "Carl Benson," who was the first American to write a full-length defense of Americanisms. (references) | ||
| David Astor | The Honourable Francis David Langhorne Astor (March 5, 1912, London – December 7, 2001, London) was a newspaper publisher and member of the prominent Astor family. (references) | ||
| Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever | Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever (June_1, 1918 - 1984) was a British soldier, publisher, and peer. His father was John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever. (references) | ||
| Jakie Astor | John Jacob "Jakie" Astor (born August 29, 1918) is a British politician and sportsman and a member of the prominent Astor family. (references) | ||
| John Astor | Hon. John Astor (September 26, 1923 - 1987) was a Conservative MP for Newbury and member of the prominent Astor family, being the son of John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever. (references) | ||
| John Jacob Astor | United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a fortune in fur trading (1763-1848). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| John Jacob Astor III | John Jacob Astor III (June 10, 1822 - February 22, 1890) was the elder son of William Backhouse Astor, Sr. and the wealthiest member of the Astor family in his generation, which meant one of the wealthiest men in the United States. (references) | ||
| John Jacob Astor IV | Colonel John Jacob Astor IV (July 13, 1864 - April 15, 1912) was a businessman, inventor, writer and a member of the prominent Astor family. Serving as a lieutenant colonel in the Spanish-American War, Astor mainly dealt in real estate which included the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. A divorce and marriage to the much younger Madeleine Talmadge Force caused a scandal and he and his new wife took an extended honeymoon abroad to wait out the controversy. Madeleine Astor's pregnancy cut short the trip and they booked passage on board the RMS Titanic which struck an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912. John Jacob Astor IV was among the more than 1,500 victims of the sinking. (references) | ||
| John Jacob Astor VI | John Jacob Astor VI, born August 14, 1912 in New York, New York, United States - died June 26, 1992 in Miami Beach, Florida, was a member of the prominent Astor family. Note: Standard genealogies of the Astor family consider this man John Jacob Astor VI, with John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (born 1886) John Jacob Astor V. Sir John Jacob Astor (born 1918), youngest brother of David Astor, is John Jacob Astor VII, and the 3rd Baron Astor of Hever is John Jacob Astor VIII. (references) | ||
| John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever | Lt. Col. John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (May 20, 1886-July 19, 1971), was a military officer, statesman, a newspaper proprietor, and a member of the prominent Astor family. (references) | ||
| John Jacob Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever | John Jacob Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever (born 16 June 1946) is a British businessman and Conservative elected hereditary peer in the House of Lords. He is the son of the 2nd Baron Astor of Hever and Lady Irene Haig, daughter of Field Marshal the 1st Earl Haig, and was educated at Eton before serving with the Life Guards from 1966 until 1970. Lord Astor of Hever has been married twice and has one son and four daughters. He has been married to Elizabeth Mackintosh since 1990. (references) | ||
| Madeleine Astor | Madeleine Talmage Astor Dick Fiermonte (19 June, 1893 - 27 March, 1940) was born in Brooklyn, New York City and became famous in 1911 when she married millionaire John Jacob Astor IV. While traveling abroad to avoid the gossip generated by her marriage, Madeleine Astor became pregnant. Wanting to have the baby born in the United States, the Astor's booked passage on the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic. The ship sank on April 15, 1912 and, while Madeleine was rescued, her husband died in the disaster. A few years after the sinking she gave up the Astor fortune to marry William K. Dick. That marriage ended in divorce seventeen years later and shortly after she again remarried, this time to boxer Enzo Fiermonte, which also ended in divorce. (references) | ||
| Mary Astor | Mary Astor (May 3, 1906 - September 25, 1987) was an American actress. (references) | ||
| Michael Langhorne Astor | Hon. Capt. Michael Langhorne Astor (10 April 1916 - 28 February 1980) was a British Conservative Party politician and fourth child of Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor and Nancy Witcher Langhorne, both Members of Parliament. (references) | ||
| Nancy Witcher Astor | British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Vincent Astor | William Vincent Astor (November 15, 1891, New York, New York, United States - February 3, 1959) was a businessman and philanthropist and a member of the prominent Astor family. (references) | ||
| Viscount Astor | Viscount Astor, of Hever Castle in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1917 for William Waldorf Astor, who had previously been created Baron Astor, of Hever Castle in the County of Kent. The titles remain united. The 1st Viscount's second son was created Baron Astor of Hever in 1956. (references) | ||
| Viscountess Astor | British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor | Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor (19 May 1879-30 September 1952) was a businessman and politician and a member of the prominent Astor family. (references) | ||
| William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor | William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor (born 27 December 1951) is a British businessman and politician who sits as an elected hereditary peer in the House of Lords. He was educated at Eton, and in 1976 he married Annabel Sheffield, with whom he has two sons and a daughter. His stepdaughter Samantha Sheffield is a company director and is married to the Conservative Member of Parliament David Cameron. He is presently the director of Chorion Plc (since 1996) and Urbium Plc (since 2002). (references) | ||
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| Entry | Source | Expression | Field | |
| ASTOR | English | Associative storage | Computing | |
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Extended Definition: AstorASTORASTOR may mean:
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| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 利順德飯店 (Astor hotel). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Astor. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hebrew | אסטור פיאצולה (Astor Piazzolla). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, Astor. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ivrit | אסטור פיאצולה (Astor Piazzolla). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, Astor. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | アスター (asterisk, aster, Astor), メアリーアスター (Mary Astor), アストル・ピアソラ (Astor Piazzolla). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Astor. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Serbian (transliteration) | astor (Astor). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), Astor. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ukrainian | АсторофГеверДжонДжекоб (John Jacob Astor). Additional references: Ukrainian, Astor. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ukrainian (transliteration) | astorofgeverdzhondzhekob (John Jacob Astor). Additional references: Ukrainian, Astor. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
| Language | Translations for “Astor” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Athag | Athagastathagor (Astor). Additional references: Athag, Astor. (volunteer) | |||
| Double Dutch | Agastagor (Astor). Additional references: Double Dutch, Astor. (volunteer) | |||
| Leet | /-\$7¤[z (Astor). Additional references: Leet, Astor. (volunteer) | |||
| Oppish | Opastopor (Astor). Additional references: Oppish, Astor. (volunteer) | |||
| Pig Latin | Astorway (Astor). Additional references: Pig Latin, Astor. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | astor (Astor). Additional references: Terran B, Astor. (volunteer) | |||
| Ubbi Dubbi | Ubastubor (Astor). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Astor. (volunteer) | |||
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