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Beckton meaning

A suburban area in the borough of Newham, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ4381).

Using Beckton

  • The main meaning on this page is: A suburban area in the borough of Newham, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ4381).
  • In the example corpus, beckton often appears in combinations such as: at beckton, the beckton, beckton and.

Context around Beckton

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

disused 1× towards 1×

Often after:

branch 2× gas 1× woolwich 1×

Sentence patterns with Beckton

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

17 towards beckton woolwich arsenal 1× and the beckton branch 1× christ at beckton 1× flats in beckton 1× from the beckton and woolwich 1× london and beckton will serve 1× shooting at beckton in his 1× such as beckton to lewisham 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a partly grade 1× a substantial multi 1× dlr trains heading 1× during long term 1× for this upgrade 1× modine documents details 1×

Common sentence endings:

and woolwich arsenal 1× beckton woolwich arsenal 1× branch is closed 1× branch was opened 1× christ at beckton 1× flats in beckton 1×

Words around Beckton

Just before it in the word index:

beckstrom 3 beckstrand 2 beckside 3 becks 22 beckons 71 beckoning 22

Just after it in the word index:

beckwith 40 beckwitt 3 beckworth 2 beckwourth 2 becky 571 becle 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14 abdulsalami 14 abhi 14

Corpus analysis for Beckton

  • In this selection, "beckton" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, disused, towards, branch, gas and woolwich stand out and add context to how "beckton" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 17 towards beckton woolwich arsenal and and the beckton branch. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "beckton" sits close to words such as aab, abadan and abdelmadjid, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with beckton

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Modine documents details of shooting at Beckton in his book, Full Metal Jacket Diary (2005). (15 words)

DLR trains heading towards both central London and Beckton will serve the station when it reopens next week. (18 words)

The disused Beckton Gas Works, a few miles from central London, were filmed to represent Huế after attacks. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

A partly grade-separated junction has been built south of Canning Town to prevent conflicting movements between the Bank branch and the Stratford International branch to and from the Beckton and Woolwich Arsenal branches. (34 words)

A substantial multi-level flying junction was built south of Canning Town to enable trains from Bank/Poplar and Stratford International to operate to either of the eastern termini at Beckton and Woolwich Arsenal. (34 words)

For this upgrade DLR purchased an additional 31 cars compatible with existing rolling stock. citation The works were originally planned as three phases: Bank-Lewisham, Poplar-Stratford, and the Beckton branch. (31 words)

Example sentences (11)

She added: “We are deeply saddened by the news that there has been one fatality already from the fire that broke out in flats in Beckton.

When Laverne was growing up, she attended the one-room school and the one-room Church of Christ at Beckton.

DLR trains heading towards both central London and Beckton will serve the station when it reopens next week.

A partly grade-separated junction has been built south of Canning Town to prevent conflicting movements between the Bank branch and the Stratford International branch to and from the Beckton and Woolwich Arsenal branches.

A substantial multi-level flying junction was built south of Canning Town to enable trains from Bank/Poplar and Stratford International to operate to either of the eastern termini at Beckton and Woolwich Arsenal.

During long-term works for extension projects, other routes may be operated at weekends, such as Beckton to Lewisham if the Bank branch is closed.

For this upgrade DLR purchased an additional 31 cars compatible with existing rolling stock. citation The works were originally planned as three phases: Bank-Lewisham, Poplar-Stratford, and the Beckton branch.

Modine documents details of shooting at Beckton in his book, Full Metal Jacket Diary (2005).

The disused Beckton Gas Works, a few miles from central London, were filmed to represent Huế after attacks.

The Docklands Light Railway was extended in 1994 to serve much of the royal docks area when the Beckton branch was opened.

The old platforms (formerly 1 and 2) adjacent to the Jubilee line have been rebuilt for the DLR, renumbered 16 (towards Stratford International) and 17 (towards Beckton/Woolwich Arsenal).

Common combinations with beckton

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "beckton" in a sentence?
An example: "She added: “We are deeply saddened by the news that there has been one fatality already from the fire that broke out in flats in Beckton." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "beckton" from authentic English texts.
What does "beckton" mean?
Beckton means: A suburban area in the borough of Newham, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ4381).
How many example sentences with "beckton" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "beckton", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.