Stockton

[ stok-tuhn ]

noun

1. Frank R. Francis Richard Stockton, 1834–1902, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
2. John, born 1962, U.S. basketball player.
3. a city in central California, on the San Joaquin River.

Stockton

¹

/ ˈstɒktən /

noun

1. 1st Earl of. title of (Maurice Harold) Macmillan

Stockton

²

/ ˈstɒktən /

noun

1. an inland port in central California, on the San Joaquin River: seat of the University of the Pacific (1851). Pop: 271 466 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

Mr Stockton told paramedics he believed Charlie had appeared to be choking on a biscuit, but further investigation after the child's death showed that could "not have been", Mr Lumley said.

From BBC

State workers discovered golden mussels attached to equipment and buoys in the Port of Stockton last month while carrying out routine water quality tests.

From Los Angeles Times

Golden mussels, invasive freshwater bivalves that have devastated ecosystems and critical water infrastructure in other parts of the world, were recently discovered near the Port of Stockton.

From Los Angeles Times

Thursday, deputies responded to an alarm at a Pick-N-Pull, a used auto parts store and salvage yard in Stockton.

From Los Angeles Times

Bryan Rogers, a social studies teacher at the school since 2012, was accused of annoying or molesting a minor, though it was not clear if the victim was a student, according to KOVR-TV in Stockton.

From Los Angeles Times