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FORT TICONDEROGA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Fort Ticonderoga mean?
• FORT TICONDEROGA (noun)
The noun FORT TICONDEROGA has 1 sense:
1. a pitched battle in which American revolutionary troops captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775
Familiarity information: FORT TICONDEROGA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pitched battle in which American revolutionary troops captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Fort Ticonderoga; Ticonderoga
Instance hypernyms:
pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)
Domain region:
New York (one of the British colonies that formed the United States)
Holonyms ("Fort Ticonderoga" 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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