Yorktown Definition

yorktown
noun
  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

"Yorktown" in song lyrics

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  • "murphys restaurant in yorktown"
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  • "battle of yorktown"
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  • "french forces at yorktown"
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