» yorktown
Noun (2 meanings)
1. a historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution.
yorktown is an instance of:
yorktown is a part of:
- Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA (noun) - a state in the eastern United States
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.
yorktown is an instance of:
- siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade (noun) - the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
yorktown is a part of:
- American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, War of American Independence, American War of Independence (noun) - the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain
Domain of synset - REGION:
- Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA (noun) - a state in the eastern United States