Alton

[ awl-tn ]

noun
  1. a city in SW Illinois.

  2. a male given name.

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How to use Alton in a sentence

  • Only one forward-pass was tried, and that, by the enemy, went wrong and landed the ball in Altons hands.

    Left Half Harmon | Ralph Henry Barbour
  • Altons forward-passes failed whenever tried, for Lorimer had a really brilliant defense against that play.

    Left Half Harmon | Ralph Henry Barbour
  • There was no scoring and the whistle piped with the ball in Altons hands on her opponents thirty-eight.

    Left Half Harmon | Ralph Henry Barbour
  • Lorimer was on her mettle now and she made it first down on Altons forty-one with a smashing attack at left tackle.

    Left Half Harmon | Ralph Henry Barbour
  • Getting possession of the ball on Altons thirty-eight yards, she made two forward-passes good and landed on the twelve.

    Left Half Harmon | Ralph Henry Barbour