Fort Pickens

noun

a fort in NW Florida, at the entrance to Pensacola Bay: occupied by Union forces throughout the Civil War.

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Definition for fort pickens (2 of 2)

Pickens

[ pik-uh nz ]

/ ˈpɪk ənz /

noun

Andrew,1739–1817, American Revolutionary general.

Fort. Fort Pickens.

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