Battle of Bull Run
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- noun
- /ˈbætəl əv bʊl rʌn/
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Batalla de Bull Run
- The third battle of Bull Run.
- the first Battle of Bull Run
Examples
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♪ ♪ Who became the hero at the battle of Bull Run?
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Uh, it was the first battle of Bull Run.
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Since the second battle of Bull Run, thickhead.
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One hundred and fifty years ago today, General John Pope was busily engaged in having his Union Army of Virginia thrashed by the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia at the Second Battle of Bull Run.
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The Battle of Bull Run marked a significant turning point in the American Civil War.
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During the Battle of Bull Run, Confederate forces successfully defeated the Union army.
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The second Battle of Bull Run took place in August 1862, further intensifying the conflict in Virginia.
Synonyms
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One of two major Civil War battles that took place near a creek in Virginia
Surface Forms
Morphology
The structure 'Battle of [place]' is compositional and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows 'battle' and the constituent words can infer this refers to a fight that took place at a location called Bull Run. Even if the learner does not know 'run' in the geographic sense or the historical specifics (that there were two engagements and their outcomes), the basic meaning 'a battle at Bull Run' is directly derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Battle of Bull Run is named after a small stream called Bull Run near where the fighting happened. One popular story says the stream was called 'Bull Run' because wild bulls once ran there, so the name simply points to the 'place' of those Civil War battles.