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Fulton

[ fool-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.


Fulton

/ ˈfʊltən /

noun

  1. FultonRobert17651815MUSTECHNOLOGY: engineer Robert . 1765–1815, US engineer: designed the first successful steamboat (1807) and steam warship (1814)


Fulton

/ fltən /

  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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Go look at a map of Fulton County, Georgia, which contains Atlanta, and see how large it is.

The population of Fulton County as a whole is 977,000, meaning that more than half the people live outside Atlanta proper.

Sharpton now escorted Fulton through the moving media swarm.

“Trayvon is not here to speak for himself,” Sybrina Fulton began.

The names of Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin were unknown to all of us before last February.

Then, if you gentlemen are successful here, and capture Fulton and Jefferson City, our brightest hopes will be fulfilled.

Harry had no further adventures in reaching Fulton, and at once reported to Captain Duffield, who was in command of the post.

Of this force, Colonel Guitar ordered one hundred to accompany him to Fulton.

When this became known to the few Union inhabitants of Fulton they implored Guitar not to do it.

Lawrence and Dan were told of the danger that threatened Fulton, and they determined to accompany Guitar in his expedition.

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