Yorktown

American  

[yawrk-toun] / ˈyɔrkˌtaʊn /

noun

1. a village in SE Virginia: surrender (October 19, 1781) of Cornwallis to Washington in the American Revolution.

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Yorktown British  

/ ˈjɔːkˌtaʊn /

noun

1. a village in SE Virginia: scene of the surrender (1781) of the British under Cornwallis to the Americans under Washington at the end of the War of American Independence

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Example Sentences

About the author: Joseph Epstein is director of the Turan Research Center and senior fellow at the Yorktown Institute.

From Barron's

He admired the Americans’ battle for independence, befriended George Washington, and came to command Continental troops at the decisive battle of Yorktown.

From Los Angeles Times

His forces were on their way to the pivotal Battle of Yorktown, where the British suffered great losses and surrendered.

From Seattle Times

The first targeted the MV Yorktown, a U.S.-flagged, owned and operated vessel with 18 U.S. and four Greek crew members.

From Seattle Times

On Wednesday, the Houthis claimed to have attacked the US ship Maersk Yorktown and an American destroyer in the Gulf of Aden.

From BBC