noun
1. a creek in northeastern Virginia where two battles were fought in the American Civil War
• Part Holonyms: ↑Virginia, ↑Old Dominion, ↑Old Dominion State, ↑VA
2. either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles
• Syn: ↑Battle of Bull Run
• Regions: ↑Virginia, ↑Old Dominion, ↑Old Dominion State, ↑VA
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle
• Part Holonyms: ↑American Civil War, ↑United States Civil War, ↑War between the States
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a creek in NE Virginia: two important battles of the Civil War were fought near here, 1861 and 1862, both resulting in defeat for the Union forces. See map under Antietam.
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a period during which prices of shares on the stock market are generally rising
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a small river in eastern Virginia that was the scene of two Confederate victories-1861 and 1862-during the Civil War
Useful english dictionary. 2012.