YORKTOWN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution

Synonyms:

siege of Yorktown; Yorktown

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Instance hypernyms:

beleaguering; besieging; military blockade; siege (the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack)

Domain region:

Old Dominion; Old Dominion State; VA; Va.; Virginia (a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War)

Holonyms ("Yorktown" is a part of...):

American Revolution; American Revolutionary War; American War of Independence; War of American Independence (the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position