Definition of Yorktown

Noun: Yorktown  'york,tawn

  1. A historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution
     
  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
    - siege of Yorktown

See also:
Yorkshirewoman
Yoruba

Anagrams containing the word Yorktown

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