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

Among those selected was Fulton's Grand Orrery, a working model of the solar system which predates the museum itself.

From BBC

“I was in Fulton County at the request of the president to work with the FBI and observe this action,” she said, echoing a claim she made in February.

From Salon

“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

The messages were revealed in a defamation lawsuit against the website, which had accused two election workers in Fulton County of committing fraud.

From Salon

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