Yorktown Definition & Meaning
yorktown
- noun
- a historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution
- 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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Words that rhyme with yorktown
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