Alton

[awl-tn]

noun

1. a city in southwestern Illinois.

2. a first name.

Example Sentences

Fiona Eastwood, the boss of Merlin Entertainment, which owns Thorpe Park, Alton Towers and Legoland told the BBC that the lead up to Halloween now rivals its peak summer season in driving profits at some sites.

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They say navigation apps such as Waze and Google Maps now redirect drivers off nearby Alton Road—a busy north-south artery—onto North Bay as a shortcut during high traffic times.

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Neighbors on Alton, which runs parallel to North Bay, argue that gates would force even more traffic onto Alton, which is already jammed.

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They also say that blocking off North Bay would limit the ways Alton residents can access their homes.

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One particularly vocal critic, Alton Road Homeowners & Residents Association President Adam Kravitz, an attorney, labels North Bay homeowners as “rich morons” who create their own problems by leaving car keys inside luxury vehicles.

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