West Point

American  

noun

1. a military reservation in SE New York, on the Hudson: U.S. Military Academy.

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West Point British  

noun

1. the US Army installation in New York State that houses the US Military Academy

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West Point Cultural  

1. A village in New York.

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Benedict Arnold was given command of the fort at West Point during the Revolutionary War. Arnold arranged to betray the fort, which controlled the Hudson River, in exchange for a British commission and a sum of money.

Location of the United States Military Academy, which is often referred to as West Point.

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Johnson says he is now a minority owner in three other racehorses through the syndicate West Point Thoroughbreds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

The latter earned him a spot at École Polytechnique, a French mashup of M.I.T. and West Point, and his first job in Credit Suisse’s London office in 2014.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

The US Military Academy at West Point posted photos on Wednesday of George meeting with troops, saying he "shared experience-driven guidance with cadets preparing to lead".

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026

For instance, Gen. David Petraeus, commander of the more successful phases of the war in Iraq, went to West Point, then earned a Ph.D. at Princeton University.

From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2026

That bit of information did not help very much—until afterward, when Washington and others realized that the “secret expedition” was the seizing of West Point by the British as soon as Arnold betrayed it.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen