custer's last stand

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   a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command

   SynonymsLittle BighornBattle of Little BighornBattle of the Little Bighorn

   Broaderslaughter

   Montana

Questions about custer's last stand

What does custer's last stand mean?

custer's last stand means "a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command".

What is another word for custer's last stand?

Close synonyms include Little Bighorn, Battle of Little Bighorn, Battle of the Little Bighorn. 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 custer's last stand a common word?

custer's last stand 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.