Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An estuary, about 50 km (30 mi) long, of eastern Virginia flowing southeast into Chesapeake Bay.
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Examples
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When they set out they could not be sure that they would be able to trap Cornwallis in his fortified base on the York River: that de Grasse would be able to join forces with Barras to seal the Chesapeake against the British fleet assembling at New York or that Cornwallis would remain on the York.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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When they set out they could not be sure that they would be able to trap Cornwallis in his fortified base on the York River: that de Grasse would be able to join forces with Barras to seal the Chesapeake against the British fleet assembling at New York or that Cornwallis would remain on the York.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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His base sat astride the York River, including Yorktown on the south bank and Gloucester Point on the north.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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His base sat astride the York River, including Yorktown on the south bank and Gloucester Point on the north.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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By the time they reached the York River, additional information about their caravan was being reported.
Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010
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Half the ships were captured, and of the other four, one was penned up on the York River in Virginia by enemy cruisers; another was diverted from its intended destination when it encountered a British ship off the coast of France.
Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010
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By the time they reached the York River, additional information about their caravan was being reported.
Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010
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It took the balance of September for the French and American forces to assemble for the final assault, but during the last week of September 1781, the months of planning and frantic activity by Washington, Morris, and Rochambeau came to fruition on the banks of the York River in Virginia.
Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010
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By the time they reached the York River, additional information about their caravan was being reported.
Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010
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By the time they reached the York River, additional information about their caravan was being reported.
Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010
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