Fulton

American  

[fool-tn] / ˈfʊl tn /

noun

1. Robert, 1765–1815, U.S. engineer and inventor: builder of the first profitable steamboat.

2. a city in central New York.

3. a city in central Missouri.

4. a male given name.

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Fulton British  

/ ˈfʊltən /

noun

1. Robert . 1765–1815, US engineer: designed the first successful steamboat (1807) and steam warship (1814)

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Fulton Scientific  

/ fl′tən /

1. American engineer and inventor who developed the first useful submarine and torpedo (1800) and produced the first practical steamboat (1807).

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Example Sentences

“This is really about: Does Fulton County have the right to this property, which is the various election records,” Richard Briffault, the Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation at Columbia Law School, told me.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

“Venezuela was a black box. It is a territory in which we have blinded ourselves,” says Fulton Armstrong, a former CIA analyst.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

The 263-page report by Moncla, published in early January, is part of a yearslong campaign by him, Mitchell and others to get access to Fulton County’s 2020 election records.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2026

County elections offices because, while Fulton County still had its 2020 ballots on hand due to ongoing litigation, that is not the case for L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

The actual city of Alpharetta covers only twenty-three square miles in the northern half of Fulton County, but many subdivisions in adjoining unincorporated areas, like Medlock Bridge, carry Alpharetta zip codes.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times