Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876);
Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull;
Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command;
[syn: Little Bighorn, Battle of Little Bighorn, Battle of the Little Bighorn, Custer's Last Stand]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Battle of Little Bighorn
n 1: a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between
United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of
Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by
Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux
forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was
killed along with all his command [syn: Little Bighorn,
Battle of Little Bighorn, Battle of the Little Bighorn,
Custer's Last Stand]