acton

¹ American  

[ak-tuhn] / ˈæk tən /

Or ackton,

noun

Armor.

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

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Acton ² American  

[ak-tuhn] / ˈæk tən /

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.

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Acton ¹ British  

/ 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)

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acton ² British  

/ ˈæktən /

noun

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

2. a leather jacket padded with mail

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Acton ³ British  

/ ˈæktən /

noun

1. a district of the London borough of Ealing

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Etymology

Origin of acton

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

Example Sentences

But the church’s pushback against ICE resonated deep into mainstream America, said Father Robert Sirico, a Catholic priest and co-founder of the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty in Grand Rapids, Mich. “Speaking as an American conservative, a lot of Americans—including those who are concerned about immigration—think ICE have gone too far,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The war was publicly justified, to the extent it was justified at all, in terms of destroying Iran’s nuclear program. Very few strikes have been directed against nuclear-related targets, however — almost certainly because those that survived last June’s attacks are invulnerable to air attack,” said James Acton, co‑director of the nuclear policy program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

From Los Angeles Times

Upon exiting the 14 freeway to Bloom Ranch in Acton, a small unincorporated community on the northeastern edge of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

Acton, CA - February 15: Beverages are served at Sunday jazz brunch at Bloom Ranch, a 250-acre Black-owned farm and ranch on the edge of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

He pleaded guilty to driving his Suzuki Wagon in excess of the 20mph limit in Acton, near his Shepherds Bush home, on 31 March last year.

From BBC