acton

¹

Or ack·ton,

[ak-tuhn]

noun

Armor.

1. a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.

Acton

²

[ak-tuhn]

noun

1. Lord John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron, 1834–1902, English historian.

2. a former municipal borough in SE England, now part of the London borough of Ealing: center of Puritanism at the time of Cromwell.

3. a city in NE Massachusetts.

Acton

¹

/ ˈæktən /

noun

1. John Emerich Edward Dalberg, 1st Baron. 1834–1902, English historian: a proponent of Christian liberal ethics and adviser of Gladstone

2. 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)

acton

²

/ ˈæktən /

noun

1. a jacket or jerkin, originally of quilted cotton, worn under a coat of mail

2. a leather jacket padded with mail

Acton

³

/ ˈæktən /

noun

1. a district of the London borough of Ealing

Word History and Origins

Origin of Acton¹

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French aketoun, Old French a ( u ) queton < Old Spanish algodon < Spanish Arabic < Arabic al-quṭun the cotton

Word History and Origins

Origin of Acton¹

C14: from Old French auqueton, probably ultimately from Arabic alqutun the cotton

Example Sentences

Microsoft is planning four new data centres in the UK at a total cost of £330 million, with an estimated completion between 2027 and 2029 - two in the Leeds area, one near Newport in Wales, and a five-storey site in Acton, north west London.

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Albert was a swimming instructor and was training to be a lifeguard at Mode Club Gym in Acton, west London.

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Brook House in Acton will provide a "lifeline" to women and survivors of domestic abuse struggling to find a home.

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The original estate at Brook House, in Gunnersbury Lane, opposite Acton Town station, was built more than 90 years ago, with additional homes and blocks added in the 1970s.

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The light was named after Acton Smee Ayrton, Commissioner of Works between 1869 and 1873.

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