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Yorktown

DEFINITIONS OF: Yorktown

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

Example of:
hamlet, village
a settlement smaller than a town

n 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
Example of:
beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
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