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acton
1[ ak-tuhn ]
noun
- a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
Acton
2[ ak-tuhn ]
noun
- Lord John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron, 1834–1902, English historian.
- a former municipal borough in SE England, now part of the London borough of Ealing: center of Puritanism at the time of Cromwell.
- a city in NE Massachusetts.
acton
1/ ˈæktən /
noun
- a jacket or jerkin, originally of quilted cotton, worn under a coat of mail
- a leather jacket padded with mail
Acton
2/ ˈæktən /
noun
- a district of the London borough of Ealing
Acton
3/ ˈæktən /
noun
- ActonJohn Emerich Edward Dalberg, 1st Baron Acton18341902MEnglishHISTORY: historian John Emerich Edward Dalberg, 1st Baron. 1834–1902, English historian: a proponent of Christian liberal ethics and adviser of Gladstone
- ActonSir John Francis Edward17361811MEnglishMILITARY: naval commanderPOLITICS: statesman his grandfather, Sir John Francis Edward. 1736–1811, European naval commander and statesman: admiral of Tuscany (1774–79) and Naples (1779 onwards) and chief minister of Naples (1779–1806)
Word History and Origins
Origin of acton1
Word History and Origins
Origin of acton1
Example Sentences
Alongside Dzhambazov, a medical courier, and Ivanova, a laboratory assistant, he employed a beautician with a salon in Acton, Vanya Gaberova; a painter and decorator, Tihomir Ivanchev; plus an MMA fighter nicknamed "The Destroyer" who wore his fights on his face, Ivan Stoyanov.
Gaberova, of Euston, north London, Ivanova, of Harrow, north London, and Ivanchev, of Acton, west London, were convicted of conspiracy to spy, while Ivanova was also convicted of possessing multiple false identity documents.
From Friday night through Monday, gusts could reach 12 mph in Covina; 14 mph in downtown Los Angeles and Long Beach; 21 mph in Canoga Park, Thousand Oaks and Fillmore; 22 mph in Oxnard; 26 mph in Santa Clarita; 28 mph in Acton; 41 mph in Lancaster and 58 mph at Pyramid Lake.
Gusts on Thursday could reach 45 mph in the western San Fernando Valley, Oxnard and the Grapevine section of Interstate 5; 53 mph in Ramona; 54 mph in Acton; 55 mph in Fillmore and Idyllwild; 59 mph in Santa Clarita; 62 mph in Thousand Oaks; 68 mph in Beaumont; and 69 mph in Alpine.
Some worry that premiums for insurance plans, designed to cover film producers for losses and unexpected interruptions, could increase, particularly for productions located in neighborhoods near the wilderness, such as Acton and Santa Clarita.
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