An ancient Indian Veda and sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns dedicated to the gods (devas), composed between 1700–1100 B.C.E..

(countable, uncountable) A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus. / (uncountable) The wood of this tree. / The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ), as used in Old English.

(nautical) A parachute-like device designed to slow down the speed of a drifting ship or boat and to keep its bow pointing to the wind.

Of or relating to Seamus Heaney (1939–2013), Irish poet and playwright.