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BATTLE OF COWPENS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does battle of Cowpens mean?
• BATTLE OF COWPENS (noun)
The noun BATTLE OF COWPENS has 1 sense:
1. battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British
Familiarity information: BATTLE OF COWPENS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
battle of Cowpens; Cowpens
Instance hypernyms:
pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)
Domain region:
Palmetto State; S.C.; SC; South Carolina (a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies)
Holonyms ("battle of Cowpens" is a part of...):
American Revolution; American Revolutionary War; American War of Independence; War of American Independence (the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783)
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