Bunker Hill

American  

[buhng-ker] / ˈbʌŋ kər /

noun

1. a hill in Charlestown, Mass.: the first major battle of the American Revolution, known as the Battle of Bunker Hill, was fought on adjoining Breed's Hill on June 17, 1775.

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Bunker Hill British  

noun

1. the first battle of the American Revolution, actually fought on Breed's Hill, next to Bunker Hill, near Boston, on June 17, 1775. Though defeated, the colonists proved that they could stand against British regular soldiers

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Bunker Hill

For all the attention paid to the dramatic events of Lexington, Bunker Hill and other battles early in the Revolution, little substantial combat occurred in the North after the clash at Monmouth in June 1778.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Los Angeles fund manager Capital Group has completed its $210-million purchase of the Bunker Hill skyscraper it already occupied as a renter and vows to continue expanding its downtown presence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Bastian led me up Bunker Hill to California Plaza, where office workers were enjoying the sunshine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2026

Our teachers took us to Plymouth Rock, Bunker Hill, Walden Pond, Salem, and most novel for a group of teenage Manhattanites, a real-life mall, the kind we saw only on television.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

We were taken in school buses on field trips to visit Plymouth Rock, and to walk the Freedom Trail, and to climb to the top of the Bunker Hill Monument.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri