battle of fredericksburg

1. 1.

   an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union Army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee

   SynonymsFredericksburg

   Broaderpitched battle

   Part ofAmerican Civil War

   Virginia

Questions about battle of fredericksburg

What does battle of fredericksburg mean?

battle of fredericksburg means "an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union Army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee".

What is another word for battle of fredericksburg?

Close synonyms include Fredericksburg. 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 fredericksburg a common word?

battle of fredericksburg 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.