English noun: Hampton Roads | |||
| 1. | Hampton Roads (object) a channel in southeastern Virginia through which the Elizabeth River and the James River flow into Chesapeake Bay | ||
| Instance hypernym | channel | ||
| Part meronym | Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Virginia | ||
| Domain region members | Hampton Roads | ||
| 2. | Hampton Roads (act) a naval battle of the American Civil War (1862); the indecisive battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac | ||
| Instance hypernym | naval battle | ||
| Part meronym | American Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States | ||
| Domain region | Hampton Roads | ||