STOCKTON


Meaning of STOCKTON in English

I. Stock ‧ ton, John /ˈstɒktən $ ˈstɑːk-/ BrE AmE

(1962–) a US ↑ basketball player who was a famous ↑ guard for the Utah Jazz team and who stopped playing in 2003. He was considered one of the best players in the NBA even though he was smaller than most other players.

II. ˌStockton-on-ˈTees BrE AmE ( also Stockton )

a town in Cleveland, northeast England, near the point where the River Tees joins the sea. The first passenger railway in the world, running from Stockton to Darlington, was established in 1825.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.