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Definition of Bunker hill
1. Noun. The first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775) which was fought at Breed's Hill; the British defeated the colonial forces.
Exact synonyms: Battle Of Bunker Hill
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, American War Of Independence, War Of American Independence
Geographical relationships: Bean Town, Beantown, Boston, Capital Of Massachusetts, Hub Of The Universe
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, American War Of Independence, War Of American Independence
Geographical relationships: Bean Town, Beantown, Boston, Capital Of Massachusetts, Hub Of The Universe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bunker Hill
Literary usage of Bunker hill
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Poems of American History by Burton Egbert Stevenson (1908)
"THE EVE OF bunker hill [June 16, 1775] T WAS June on the face of the earth, ...
And the night's first star outshone afar on the eve of bunker hill. ..."
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