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Fort McHenry

noun

a fort in N Maryland, at the entrance to Baltimore harbor: during its bombardment by the British in 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote The Star-Spangled Banner.

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McHenry

[ muh k-hen-ree, muh-ken- ]
/ məkˈhɛn ri, məˈkɛn- /

noun

a town in NE Illinois.
Fort. Fort McHenry.
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