Vicksburg

• n. 维克斯堡

英英释义

Noun:

1. a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River to the west of Jackson; focus of an important campaign during the American Civil War as the Union fought to control the Mississippi River and so to cut the Confederacy into two halves

2. a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Vicksburg was the key to the lower Mississippi.
   维克斯堡曾是密西西比河下游的门户。
2. Built on a strategic location halfway between Memphis and New Orleans, Vicksburg became an important stronghold during the Civil War.
   内战时，维克斯堡市成为一个重要的要塞。