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

The Ealing Central and Acton MP said "a strong chair would have prevented this scenario", adding that with Mr Banerji's resignation letter being shared: "I fear this matter is not over yet."

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The Acton Town Council told the utilities commission in January that Edison was blacking out residents when dangerous conditions “do not exist.”

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Edison’s Dunleavy said that although the Acton homes in those neighborhoods were served by underground lines, they were connected to a circuit that had overhead lines, requiring them to be turned off.

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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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