determiner
- that or those (at a distance)
Usage: archaic; poetic
adverb
- over there; at a distance
Usage: archaic; poetic
Examples
- Look at yon castle on the hill.
- The shepherd watched his flock in yon meadow.
- Yon mountains are covered with snow.
- She pointed yon toward the distant village.
- The old oak tree stands yon by the river.
- Yon lies the path to the ancient ruins.