Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fredericksburg

2 senses of fredericksburg

Sense 1
Fredericksburg -- (a town in northeastern Virginia on the Rappahannock River)
       INSTANCE OF=> town -- (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work")

Sense 2
Fredericksburg, Battle of Fredericksburg -- (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)
       INSTANCE OF=> pitched battle -- (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)

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