acton

2 definitions found

acton - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Acton \Ac"ton\, n. [OF. aketon, auqueton, F. hoqueton, a quilted
     jacket, fr. Sp. alcoton, algodon, cotton. Cf. Cotton.]
     A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket
     plated with mail. [Spelled also hacqueton.] [Obs.]
     --Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.
     [1913 Webster]

acton - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Acton, CA (CDP, FIPS 212)
    Location: 34.48278 N, 118.18247 W
    Population (1990): 1471 (587 housing units)
    Area: 12.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 93510
  Acton, IN
    Zip code(s): 46259
  Acton, MA
    Zip code(s): 01720
  Acton, ME
    Zip code(s): 04001
  Acton, MT
    Zip code(s): 59002