battle of bull run

1. 1.

   either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles

   SynonymsBull Run

   Broaderpitched battle

   Part ofAmerican Civil War

   Virginia

Questions about battle of bull run

What does battle of bull run mean?

battle of bull run means "either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles".

What is another word for battle of bull run?

Close synonyms include Bull Run. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is battle of bull run a common word?

battle of bull run is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.