Yorktown (n.)

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

    [ Syn: yorktown ]

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

    [ Syn: yorktown , siege of yorktown ]

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