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Yorktown

[ yawrk-toun ]

noun

  1. a village in SE Virginia: surrender (October 19, 1781) of Cornwallis to Washington in the American Revolution.


Yorktown

/ ˈjɔːkˌtaʊn /

noun

  1. a village in SE Virginia: scene of the surrender (1781) of the British under Cornwallis to the Americans under Washington at the end of the War of American Independence
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Example Sentences

His forces were on their way to the pivotal Battle of Yorktown, where the British suffered great losses and surrendered.

The first targeted the MV Yorktown, a U.S.-flagged, owned and operated vessel with 18 U.S. and four Greek crew members.

On Wednesday, the Houthis claimed to have attacked the US ship Maersk Yorktown and an American destroyer in the Gulf of Aden.

From BBC

They had proven to be some of Washington’s best combat troops and were there at Yorktown, serving in an integrated unit.

At an appearance Thursday in Yorktown with Diggs, Youngkin said it was time to “finish the work we started in 2021,” when he swept into office and Republicans retook the House.

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