Yorktown
         n 1: a historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of
               Newport News; site of the last battle of the American
               Revolution
         2: in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a
            siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the
            surrender ended the American Revolution [syn: {Yorktown},
            {siege of Yorktown}]

English Dictionary: Yorktown	by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yerk \Yerk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yerked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Yerking}.] [See {Yerk}.]       1. To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick             or strike suddenly; to jerk.                         Their wounded steeds . . . Yerk out their armed                      heels at their dead masters.               --Shak.          2. To strike or lash with a whip. [Obs. or Scot.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yerst \Yerst\, adv.       See {Erst}. [Obs.] --Sylvester.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Yorketown, NJ (CDP, FIPS 83245)       Location: 40.30777 N, 74.33798 W       Population (1990): 6313 (1801 housing units)       Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Yorktown, AR       Zip code(s): 71678    Yorktown, IA (city, FIPS 87420)       Location: 40.73646 N, 95.15493 W       Population (1990): 100 (39 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 51656    Yorktown, IN (town, FIPS 86084)       Location: 40.17326 N, 85.47860 W       Population (1990): 4106 (1573 housing units)       Area: 7.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 47396    Yorktown, TX (city, FIPS 80584)       Location: 28.98290 N, 97.50414 W       Population (1990): 2207 (1052 housing units)       Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 78164    Yorktown, VA       Zip code(s): 23690
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Yorktown Heights, NY (CDP, FIPS 84088)       Location: 41.27126 N, 73.78258 W       Population (1990): 7690 (2543 housing units)       Area: 14.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 10598