Engelsk navneord: Yorktown |
1. | Yorktown (om sted) a historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution |
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| Eksempler på forekomster af mindre specifikke termer | hamlet, village |
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| Omfatter disse overordnede termer | Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Virginia |
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2. | Yorktown (om handling) in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | siege of Yorktown |
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| Eksempler på forekomster af mindre specifikke termer | beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege |
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| Omfatter disse overordnede termer | American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, American War of Independence, War of American Independence |
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| Overordnet (geografisk) region | Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Virginia |
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