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TICONDEROGA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pitched battle in which American revolutionary troops captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775

Synonyms:

Fort Ticonderoga; Ticonderoga

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Instance hypernyms:

pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)

Domain region:

New York (one of the British colonies that formed the United States)

Holonyms ("Ticonderoga" is a part of...):

American Revolution; American Revolutionary War; American War of Independence; War of American Independence (the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783)

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