FORT DONELSON

Meaning of FORT DONELSON in English

a Confederate fort in NW Tennessee, on the Cumberland River: captured by Union forces in 1862.

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FORT — forteresse
English interlingue dictionary
FORT — kota
English-Visayan vocabulary
FORT — noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French ~, from ~, adjective, strong, from Latin ~is Date: 15th century a strong …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FORT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Fort Knox Fort Lauderdale Fort Matanzas National Monument Fort McHenry Fort Stanwix Treaties of …
Английский словарь Британика
FORT — I. ˈfō(ə)r]t, -ȯ(ə)r], -ōə], -ȯ(ə)], usu ]d.+V\ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English forte, from Middle French fort, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FORT — (n.) A strong or fortified place; usually, a small fortified place, occupied only by troops, surrounded with a ditch, rampart, …
Английский словарь Webster
FORT — /fawrt, fohrt/ , n. 1. a strong or fortified place occupied by troops and usually surrounded by walls, ditches, and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORT — n. part of the names of several cities in the USA (i.e. Fort Worth)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FORT — noun Etymology: Middle English forte, from Anglo-French fort, from fort, adjective, strong, from Latin fortis Date: 15th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FORT — [fort] n [ME forte, fr. MF fort, fr. fort, adj., strong, fr. L fortis] (15c) 1: a strong or fortified …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FORT — fort, Fort BrE AmE fɔːt AmE fɔːrt foʊrt ▷ forts fɔːts AmE fɔːrts foʊrts ▶ ₍ˌ₎ Fort ˈ Knox BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FORT — / fɔːt; NAmE fɔːrt/ noun 1. a building or buildings built in order to defend an area against attack 2. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORT — fort /fɔːt $ fɔːrt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: Latin fortis 'strong' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FORT — n. 1 a fortified building or position. 2 hist. a trading-station, orig. fortified. [F fort or It. forte f. L …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FORT — n. 1 a fortified building or position. 2 hist. a trading-station, orig. fortified. [ F fort or It. forte f. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FORT — n.1 a fortified building or position. 2 hist. a trading-station, orig. fortified. Etymology: F fort or It. forte f. L …
Oxford English vocab
FORT — ( forts) 1. A fort is a strong building or a place with a wall or fence around it where …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE old ▪ He passes through it every time he rides to the old earth …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FORT — [noun] [C] - a military building consisting of an area enclosed by a strong wall, in which soldiers live and …
Cambridge English vocab
FORT — n. Fort Lamy Fort Knox Fort Lauderdale Fort Matanzas National Monument Fort McHenry Fort Stanwix Treaties of Fort Sumter National …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FORT — See: HOLD THE FORT.
Slang English vocab
FORT — n. Function: noun a structure or place offering resistance to a hostile force FF1C; settlers fled to the fort FF1E; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FORT — noun a structure or place offering resistance to a hostile force settlers fled to the fort Synonyms: citadel, fastness, fortress, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FORT — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hill ▪ border ( esp. AmE ) ▪ Iron Age , Roman , Saxon , etc. ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FORT — See: HOLD THE FORT.
Словарь английских идиом
FORT — сущ. форт, крепость a strong fort ≈ сильный форт a fort falls ≈ крепость сдается a fort holds out ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FORT — fort.ogg fɔ:t n 1. воен. 1> укреплённый узел 2> ист. форт 2. амер. ист. фактория 3. геол. возвышенность to hold …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FORT — n 1. воен. 1> укреплённый узел 2> ист. форт 2. амер. ист. фактория 3. геол. возвышенность to hold the fort …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FORT — сущ. форт, крепость a strong fort — сильный форт a fort falls — крепость сдается a fort holds out — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FORT — сущ. форт, крепость a strong fort — сильный форт a fort falls — крепость сдается a fort holds out — крепость держится до конца •• to …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FORT — сущ. форт, крепость a strong fort ≈ сильный форт a fort falls ≈ крепость сдается a fort holds out ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DONELSON, FORT — /don"l seuhn/ . See Fort Donelson .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DONELSON, FORT — The main area of the eastern campaigns, 186165. Use left sidebar to control the speed of the in the American …
Britannica English vocabulary
FORT DONELSON NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD — Национальное поле битвы "Форт Донелсон" Форт близ г. Довера, шт. Теннесси, на р. Камберленд [Cumberland River]. Вместе с фортом Генри [Fort …
FORT DONELSON NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD — Национальное поле битвы "Форт Донелсон" Форт близ г. Довера, шт. Теннесси, на р. Камберленд [Cumberland River]. Вместе с фортом Генри …
GRANT, ULYSSES S. — orig. Hiram Ulysses Grant born April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio, U.S. died July 23, 1885, Mount McGregor, N.Y. U.S. …
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BUCKNER, SIMON BOLIVAR — born April 1, 1823, near Munfordville, Ky., U.S. died Jan. 8, 1914, near Munfordville U.S. and Confederate military leader. He …
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VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN — The main area of the eastern campaigns, 186165. Use left sidebar to control the speed of the (186263), in the …
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TENNESSEE RIVER — central component of one of the world's greatest irrigation and hydropower systems and a major waterway of the southeastern United …
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SHILOH, BATTLE OF — The main area of the eastern campaigns, 186165. Use left sidebar to control the speed of the also called Battle …
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SAFFORD, MARY JANE — born Dec. 31, 1834, Hyde Park, Vt., U.S. died Dec. 8, 1891, Tarpon Springs, Fla. American physician whose extensive nursing …
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NASHVILLE-DAVIDSON — formerly (until 1963) Nashville, capital (1843) of Tennessee, U.S., and seat (17841963) of Davidson county. Nashville-Davidson lies in the north-central …
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JOHNSTON, ALBERT SIDNEY — born Feb. 2, 1803, Washington, Ky., U.S. died April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Confederate general during the American Civil War …
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HENRY, FORT — The main area of the eastern campaigns, 1861-65. Use left sidebar to control the speed of the 1/4 in the …
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FORREST, NATHAN BEDFORD — born July 13, 1821, near Chapel Hill, Tenn., U.S. died Oct. 29, 1877, Memphis, Tenn. Confederate general in the American …
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FOOTE, ANDREW (HULL) — born Sept. 12, 1806, New Haven, Conn., U.S. died June 26, 1863, New York, N.Y. original name Andrew Hull Foot …
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FLOYD, JOHN BUCHANAN — born June 1, 1806, Montgomery county, Va., U.S. died Aug. 26, 1863, Abingdon, Va. American politician who served as governor …
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EADS, JAMES B.
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CUMBERLAND RIVER — river formed on the Cumberland Plateau by the confluence of Poor and Clover forks in Harlan county, southern Kentucky, U.S. …
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CLARKSVILLE — city, seat (1796) of Montgomery county, northern Tennessee, U.S. It lies near the Kentucky state line, at the confluence of …
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CIVIL WAR BATTLES — Modern wars--of which the Civil War was the first--are powerfully influenced by industry, technology, and politics, but they're still won …
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CARROLL, ANNA ELLA — born Aug. 29, 1815, near Pokomoke City, Somerset county, Md., U.S. died Feb. 19, 1894, Washington, D.C. political pamphleteer and …
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BUCKNER, SIMON BOLIVAR — born April 1, 1823, near Mundfordville, Ky., U.S. died Jan. 8, 1914, near Mundfordville Confederate general during the U.S. Civil …
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BICKERDYKE, MARY ANN — born July 19, 1817, Knox county, Ohio, U.S. died Nov. 8, 1901, Bunker Hill, Kan. ne Mary Ann Ball organizer …
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AMERICAN CIVIL WAR — also called War Between the States in U.S. history, a four-year war (186165) between the federal government of the United …
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GRANT, ULYSSES S. — orig. Hiram Ulysses Grant born April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio, U.S. died July 23, 1885, Mount McGregor, N.Y. U.S. …
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BUCKNER, SIMON BOLIVAR — born April 1, 1823, near Munfordville, Ky., U.S. died Jan. 8, 1914, near Munfordville U.S. and Confederate military leader. He …
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ZANE, EBENEZER — (1747-1812) Зейн, Эбенизер Первопроходец колониальной эпохи. В 1769 основал поселение Зейнсберг [Zanesburg] на р. Огайо [Ohio River] (ныне г. Уилинг, шт. …
TENNESSEE — Теннесси Штат в группе штатов Юго-Восточного Центра. Площадь 109,1 тыс. кв. км. Население 5,6 млн. человек (2000). Столица г. Нашвилл [Nashville]. …
LOGAN, JOHN ALEXANDER — (1826-1886) Логан, Джон Александр Политический и общественный деятель, генерал-майор, юрист. Участвовал в американо-мексиканской войне [Mexican War], вел адвокатскую практику в штате …
GRANT, ULYSSES S. — (1822-1885) Грант, Улисс С. 18-й президент США [President, U.S.] (в 1868-76). В 1843 окончил Уэст-Пойнт [West Point]; направлен служить в кавалерию. …
LOGAN, JOHN ALEXANDER — (1826-1886) Логан, Джон Александр Политический и общественный деятель, генерал-майор, юрист. Участвовал в американо-мексиканской войне [Mexican War], вел адвокатскую практику в …

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