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Pickett's charge

Pickett's charge noun: a valiant but futile frontal assault.

Noun (1)

Pickett's charge (plural Pickett's charges)

  1. A valiant but futile frontal assault.
    Synonyms:
    Charge of the Light Brigade
  2. A major battle.
  3. A bad decision.

Noun (2) capitalized: Pickett's Charge

Pickett's Charge (plural Pickett's Charges)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Pickett's charge.

Synonyms of Pickett's charge

  • Charge of the Light Brigade

Forms of Pickett's charge

pluralPickett's charges
alternative formPickett's Charge
pluralPickett's Charges

Origin of Pickett's charge

A reference to an event during the American Civil War, wherein 16,000 Confederate infantrymen attacked Union positions; the attack failed, with several thousand Confederate casualties.

Questions about Pickett's charge

What does Pickett's charge mean?
Pickett's charge means a valiant but futile frontal assault.
What part of speech is Pickett's charge?
Pickett's charge is a noun.
What is the plural of Pickett's charge?
The plural of Pickett's charge is Pickett's charges.

Words near Pickett's charge in the dictionary

  1. picketings
  2. picketless
  3. pickets
  4. Pickett
  5. Pickett County
  6. Pickett's charge
  7. Pickett's charges
  8. picketted
  9. picketting
  10. pickettings
  11. Picketts

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