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

Example Sentences

The Yorktown program, in Arlington, is one of 3,000 Best Buddies chapters around the world.

From Washington Post

Best Buddies Prom offers so much to so manyAt Yorktown, parents and students said it is a crucial program for those already dealing with the sometimes awkward period of adolescence.

From Washington Post

Sarah Wilson, a special-education teacher at Yorktown and advisor for the Best Buddies club, said the group helps those with and without disabilities, allowing participants to learn from each other.

From Washington Post

Jenny Holsinger said her 19-year-old daughter Maddie, who has autism and is a senior at Yorktown, has participated in Best Buddies since her freshman year.

From Washington Post

Sosuna Woldeyesus, 16, a junior at Yorktown who has autism, said the group “makes people’s lives better” and helps everyone — regardless of any disabilities — to feel included and build friendships.

From Washington Post

Many more people called Guiding Eyes for the Blind in Yorktown, N.Y.

From The Daily Beast

The British still held New York when Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown in October 1781.

From The Daily Beast

The American Revolution was protracted: Five years elapsed between the Declaration of Independence and Yorktown.

From The Daily Beast

Lieutenant-Colonel Abercromby, who had led the only serious sortie from Yorktown, chewed his sword in impotent rage.

From The Daily Beast

Cornwallis himself remained in Yorktown, pleading indisposition but perhaps unable to face the triumph of revolution.

From The Daily Beast

Large groups of people gathered at Yorktown where the boat had been docked and waited for the reply.

From Project Gutenberg

General Cornwallis had taken possession of this house for his headquarters at Yorktown.

From Project Gutenberg

By September 1781, he had approximately eight thousand soldiers garrisoned on the peninsula at Yorktown.

From Project Gutenberg

The second death in Company B occurred on the evening of the first day out from Yorktown.

From Project Gutenberg

From there we went to Yorktown, expecting to take transportation home, as our term of service had nearly expired.

From Project Gutenberg